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alchemy

[al-kuh-mee] / ˈæl kə mi /


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“There’s this great alchemy that’s happened with my career that’s taken off in a way that I never imagined,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

If he could describe “good” art in a sentence, it would be: “an alchemy where there’s a mystery of its creation, and how it makes you feel.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

A sprinkle of sporting rivalry gives you the heady alchemy of why Heated Rivalry resonates with long-time BL fans.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Being surrounded by people you enjoy, eating something sweet, feels like its own small alchemy.

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

Many of the founding members of the Royal Society—Digby and Oldenburg, for example, as well as Boyle—were preoccupied with alchemy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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