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Recent Examples of magic bullet
There is no single magic bullet for solving the U.S. retirement challenge.
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Edmund F. Murphy Iii, Fortune, 18 July 2025
That last sentence being the potential magic bullet, literally and figuratively, for Newsom in taking charge again of the state’s troops.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2025
The bottom line is that there is no magic bullet to ward off these sorts of scams.
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
Brexit’s backers sold the project as a magic bullet that would solve the problems caused by a globalizing economy — not unlike Mr. Trump’s claims that tariffs would be a boon to the public purse and a remedy for the inequities of global trade.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Edmund F. Murphy Iii, Fortune, 18 July 2025
That last sentence being the potential magic bullet, literally and figuratively, for Newsom in taking charge again of the state’s troops.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 June 2025
The bottom line is that there is no magic bullet to ward off these sorts of scams.
—ArsTechnica, 15 May 2025
Brexit’s backers sold the project as a magic bullet that would solve the problems caused by a globalizing economy — not unlike Mr. Trump’s claims that tariffs would be a boon to the public purse and a remedy for the inequities of global trade.
—Mark Landler, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for magic bullet
silver bullet
Noun
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No silver bullet New York City and California are joining a wave of cities and states that are changing zoning laws to speed up development amid the nationwide housing shortage.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
28 Oct. 2025
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Even Project Drawdown makes this plain, there’s no silver bullet.—
Chelsea Haney
October 25,
New Atlas,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Magic bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magic%20bullet. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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