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silver bullets
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Seismometers offer silver bullets, allowing scientists to use moonquakes (whether homegrown or imported via lunar impacts of errant meteoroids) to effectively perform a CT scan of the deep subsurface.—
Robin George Andrews,
Scientific American,
7 Apr. 2026 -
Technologies that were initially touted as silver bullets were later shown to have unintended consequences for ecosystems and vulnerable communities; while others that were categorically seen as enemies turned out to be critical in enabling breakthrough solutions.—
Jamil Wyne,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Magic bullets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magic%20bullets. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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