alchemy

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“What catches on is completely unpredictable, there’s almost a mysterious alchemy to it. What’s clear is this: The regime hasn’t pacified them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 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

How did you kind of get that alchemy right that she could be both those things at once?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

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

From Salon • Feb. 3, 2026

Thus, in simple terms, Bentley was right: the new science did undermine belief in magic and witchcraft, just as it undermined belief in astrology and alchemy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton