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elixir

[ih-lik-ser] / ɪˈlɪk sər /


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Teaching is “like an elixir of youth” for Cummins, said Coletti, who wasn’t surprised to hear that it took a bit of arm-twisting for Cummins to open her door to me.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Served over ice in a short glass and topped with fruit-salad flotsam, the elixir is lightly caffeinated, mildly fruity and as refreshing as stepping out of the Hanoi humidity into full-blast air conditioning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

If multipolarism seems like a magic elixir to many, today’s vessel of choice for it is the BRICS.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2025

As the two sides fought over the pot of elixir that promised them immortality, a few drops spilled over and fell in four cities - Prayagraj, Haridwar, Ujjain and Nasik.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

It was considered folklore—that the river monsters even existed, let alone that their pink blood was harvested as an elixir of immortality.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor




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