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alchemist

[al-kuh-mist] / ˈæl kə mɪst /


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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

And in the notebooks of 17th-century astronomer Johannes Kepler, the appearance of silver, gold, arsenic and lead revealed that Kepler may have been a practicing alchemist.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2023

“There is only one way to learn,” the alchemist answered.

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

Then there’s the whole other wave: the artisan mayonnaise makers, those alchemists who’ve transformed a simple spread into an expressive canvas.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2025

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

But the alchemists were strange people, who thought only about themselves, and almost always refused to help him.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho




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