as in panaceas
something that cures all ills or problems
raising a young person's self-esteem is not the cure-all that some people think
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Even the most bullish technologists acknowledge that there are no panaceas and that models come with tradeoffs and limits.
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Many families have their own remedies for treating these pesky bites—but as the old saying goes, prevention is better than the cure.
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The federal judge presiding over the case will ultimately decide whether to approve the settlement and the remedies in light of the verdict.
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The Roman writers Celsus and Pliny the Elder attest to these beliefs; people lined up to avail themselves of bodily elixirs.
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If confidence, dogmatic beliefs, and undeniable talent were elixirs of life, Frank Lloyd Wright would be alive today, celebrating what would have been his 159th birthday.
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