alchemist
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An alchemist of reggaeton, jazz and alternative, RaiNao has graced both NPR’s Tiny Desk and Bad Bunny’s residency shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
The Nuton name plays on Isaac Newton, the alchemist, as well as the hunt for “a new ton” of copper, which had become elusive via deal or discovery, Burley said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 2, 2025
Back in the album chart, hip-hop alchemist Travis Scott holds steady at number two with his sprawling fourth album, Utopia.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023
What physicists Soddy and Rutherford realized was that nature itself is an alchemist, "transmuting" materials into other types of materials through the spontaneous process of radioactive decay.
From Salon ● Aug. 12, 2023
The alchemist lighted the fire, and soon a delicious aroma filled the tent.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
Astrologers consult a national zodiac, palm readers ring pagodas, would-be alchemists attempt to transmute mercury into gold and SIM card companies advertise dial-a-diviners.
From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025
Financially speaking, the wellness industry has finally succeeded where centuries of alchemists failed: turning magnesium into gold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
Transforming base materials into gold was one of the elusive goals of the alchemists of yore.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
England have been nimble too, often showing signs of being skilled alchemists.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
For hundreds of years, alchemists had been trying to distill azoth.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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The Alchemist
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The Cardboard Kingdom
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"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair (excerpt)
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