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Recent Examples of magic bullet
But beef tallow is far from a magic bullet for health and is not without its drawbacks.
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
That game, just as last Saturday’s matchup with Duke at the Smith Center, is the Tar Heels’ magic bullet.
—Steve Wiseman, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Other public health experts, however, are wary that one executive order alone can serve as a magic bullet to the challenges in health care cost transparency that have saddled the industry for decades.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Whistleblower allies and their strategies don’t offer a magic bullet.
—Kate Kenny, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, TIME, 19 Mar. 2025
That game, just as last Saturday’s matchup with Duke at the Smith Center, is the Tar Heels’ magic bullet.
—Steve Wiseman, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2025
Other public health experts, however, are wary that one executive order alone can serve as a magic bullet to the challenges in health care cost transparency that have saddled the industry for decades.
—Marquise Francis, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Whistleblower allies and their strategies don’t offer a magic bullet.
—Kate Kenny, The Conversation, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magic bullet
silver bullet
Noun
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There isn’t one silver bullet that will make the situation better, and the City Council on Wednesday was faced with two such proposals.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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The pharmaceutical industry has traditionally focused on a ‘silver bullet’ approach: one drug targeting one specific disease mechanism.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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