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magic formula

NOUN
open sesame
Synonyms
WEAK
abracadabra abraxas access key keyword opener password paternoster secret sign watchword

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While distrust of the UN is often illustrated by the Security Council's paralysis on many pressing issues, she acknowledged that she had no "magic formula" to change things.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

But “quality” is no magic formula for the larger companies most investors own, according to veteran quality stock manager Tom Hancock of GMO.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

I wanted to be like an Indiana Jones of music and find the magic formula to pop.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2024

Ever since Jeff Bezos bought The Washington Post a decade ago, people wondered if the Amazon founder would find a magic formula for newspapers to survive in the new millennium.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Yours truly has put this magic formula to use, with great success!

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank