deus ex machina
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For Apple, as for Jobs, the whole episode involved the kind of deus ex machina you could never get away with in fiction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
Elsbeth was created as a deus ex machina.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2025
With truth under assault and accountability seemingly non-existent, a billion-dollar bullhorn sharing micro-targeted messages on multiple platforms may not be an ideal deus ex machina, but it is the one our info-siloed public square demands.
From Salon ● Apr. 6, 2024
After the recitation of an ancient Roman novel falls apart, what deus ex machina could save the show?
From New York Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
At least the texts, while not exactly a deus ex machina, reveal a stark truth: Kareem isn’t the one.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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