alchemy
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Ms. Smith encounters this alchemy in Transnistria—a Russian-backed breakaway enclave inside Moldova.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
It was a crash course in storytelling, producing, and understanding the alchemy that propelled so many of Ryan’s shows into the zeitgeist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2026
Even if you never bore witness to that outrageous performance, its elemental alchemy vibrates in the band’s most popular songs, each of them calling to us with purpose.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Adds Stapf, “It’s a testament to the writers as well but you’re always nervous on a show that’s working when you change one little aspect because it is that alchemy that makes this show work.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2026
“In alchemy, it’s called the Soul of the World. When you want something with all your heart, that’s when you are closest to the Soul of the World. It’s always a positive force.”
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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“Fire of Love” excavates their unique story, and the jaw-dropping footage the Kraffts left behind, in a film exploding with awe for the mysterious alchemies of love and obsession.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2022
It’s also a profane hymn to the specific alchemies of fire and metal, to the dark allure of forces that can destroy us no matter how hard we try to bend them to our will.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2021
Chaat is India’s seemingly limitless genre of snacks, alchemies of sour-sweet, tart and smoky, cooling and incendiary, creamy and crackling.
From New York Times ● Dec. 9, 2016
Equally important are good timing, dumb luck, strange alchemies.
From The Guardian ● May 3, 2013
The Devil plotted since the world was young With alchemies of fire and witches' oils And magic.
From The Wild Knight and Other Poems by Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith)
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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