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elixir

[ih-lik-ser] / ɪˈlɪk sər /


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Served over ice in a short glass and topped with fruit-salad flotsam, the elixir is lightly caffeinated, mildly fruity and as refreshing as stepping out of the Hanoi humidity into full-blast air conditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

If multipolarism seems like a magic elixir to many, today’s vessel of choice for it is the BRICS.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2025

“I realized dipping a toe in is fine, but be careful of the elixir of it,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2025

As the two sides fought over the pot of elixir that promised them immortality, a few drops spilled over and fell in four cities - Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

But in concocting the elixir the Fairy Queen described and giving it to the fairies, she would certainly be performing magic.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull