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panacea

[pan-uh-see-uh] / ˌpæn əˈsi ə /


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But as has become increasingly clear, private equity is not the panacea that many made it out to be.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

Of course, passing American Dream and Promise Act is not a panacea.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

FIFA’s president, Gianni Infantino, has repeatedly positioned the sport as a force for inclusion and social cohesion; soccer diplomacy is being elevated as the panacea for our current global disharmony.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

We took a lot of long walks to help deal with the stress of the not knowing, but the magic panacea for me came the day Steve’s Harley-Davidson arrived in one of the crates.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026

But there is frighteningly little evidence that his strategy was the crime panacea that he and the media deemed it.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt

Some parents of children with autism, desperate for a remedy, have long reached for dubious and at times dangerous panaceas, including hyperbaric oxygen chambers and chelation therapy, used for the treatment of heavy metal poisoning.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2025

Spoiler: psychiatry and psychology are not the panaceas you might think.

From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2023

There are no panaceas, but we can and must do better for our communities and those suffering from behavioral health issues.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023

Digital platforms are not panaceas for food insecurity, notes Georgiana Nica-Avram at Nottingham University Business School.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2022

Potable gold was one of the panaceas of ancient quacks.

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thomas Firminger Thiselton-Dyer


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