alchemy
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In “If This Be Magic,” Daniel Hahn salutes the ingenuity of these mostly undervalued intermediaries, who “engage in a peculiar alchemy of turning gold into gold.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 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
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
The Core Club promised to bring together luminaries in business, arts, technology and culture in hopes of sparking some greater collective alchemy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026
Relying on these criteria, he accepted the reliability of evidence for apparitions, for the body of the murdered bleeding in the presence of the murderer, for alchemy, and so forth.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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