alchemy
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It takes an elusive alchemy of skill, knowledge and resources—with a dash of good luck—to introduce a groundbreaking, or even life-changing, invention to the world.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 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
It’s interesting to see even in the nominations this sort of alchemy of like, “a little of this, a little bit of that” as far as who the the Academy was choosing to recognize.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026
Remarkably, his evidence was based on alchemy–natural, spontaneous, scientifically credible, and wholly non-occult, but alchemy nonetheless.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
Vocabulary lists containing alchemy
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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National Spelling Bee '14: Prelims Round 2
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