genie
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These risks can be managed, but the time to prepare is now—before the genie leaves the bottle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
"I don't know how they're going to put the genie back in the bottle," Lee told AFP.
From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026
"I don't know how you put the genie back in the bottle but the issue is among us and we can't row back," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2025
“Oh. I’m sorry,” the genie proclaimed after a short pause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
He wore his cuffed, baggy work khakis and a short-sleeved white shirt, and labored at the center of a rising red cloud of dust like a crew-cut genie who’d just appeared there.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
For centuries there have been stories that it harboured jinns, or genies.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2021
His novels are tricked out with genies and tarot cards and magic mirrors and references to things like evil chicken entrails powder and witches and dragon ladies.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2021
All other genies wish they looked as magical as Houston Texans star Hopkins did this Halloween, fully committing to this mystical ensemble with blue body paint and lavish jewelry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2019
I try to play two small roles at these annual events: One, I help my friends make sure the various Princess Elsas, dragons, Pokémon and genies do not wander too close to a burning gourd.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2019
After all, giants, witches, and genies were one thing.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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