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alchemist

[al-kuh-mist] / ˈæl kə mɪst /


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An alchemist of reggaeton, jazz and alternative, RaiNao has graced both NPR’s Tiny Desk and Bad Bunny’s residency shows.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

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

A self-proclaimed alchemist, Williams specializes in transforming wet soil into hardened sculptures that typically live outdoors, where the wind carries seedlings that may attach to the artist’s creations and bloom.

From New York Times Mar. 22, 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

An alchemist would probably live in a manner that was different from that of the rest of the people at the oasis, and it was likely that in his tent an oven was continuously burning.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho

Whereas the alchemists of old sought ways to turn base metals into gold, I am transforming a precious metal into gifts for the most important people in my life, family members both past and present.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Astrologers consult a national zodiac, palm readers ring pagodas, would-be alchemists attempt to transmute mercury into gold and SIM card companies advertise dial-a-diviners.

From Barron's Dec. 21, 2025

Then there’s the whole other wave: the artisan mayonnaise makers, those alchemists who’ve transformed a simple spread into an expressive canvas.

From Salon Mar. 27, 2025

He has not of course transformed another chemical element into gold, as the alchemists sought to do.

From Science Daily Feb. 29, 2024

I wrote to Albus, describing, perhaps insensitively, the wonders of my journey, from narrow escapes from chimaeras in Greece to the experiments of the Egyptian alchemists.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling




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