cure-all

Example Sentences

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Officials seem to hope that AI and other high-tech will be an economic cure-all and a military advantage.

From The Wall Street Journal

The term derives from the white crystalline powder used in cleaning, soldering, glass making and in pesticides, which in centuries past was sold as a cure-all.

From The Wall Street Journal

But they also aren’t a cure-all, even if they can serve an important purpose for getting through challenging times in life.

From The Wall Street Journal

The series’ writers go to admirable lengths to explain why a cure-all mushroom could be potentially hazardous to our world.

From Salon

It was the cure-all for every economic pain that ailed us.

From Salon