alchemist
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The Nuton name plays on Isaac Newton, the alchemist, as well as the hunt for “a new ton” of copper, which had become elusive via deal or discovery, Burley said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025
Whoever can turn it invisible by bending light around it will change warfare just as dramatically as the Chinese alchemist 900 years ago who was looking for the elixir of life and discovered gunpowder.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2024
"We're essentially transforming materials into something else, perhaps approaching the dream of the alchemist!."
From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2024
Back in the album chart, hip-hop alchemist Travis Scott holds steady at number two with his sprawling fourth album, Utopia.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2023
They thought his answer was amusing, and they allowed the boy and the alchemist to proceed with all of their belongings.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
Vocabulary lists containing alchemist
The Alchemist
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The Cardboard Kingdom
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"The Jungle" by Upton Sinclair (excerpt)
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