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
“The tech genie is not going to go back in the bottle,” Newsom said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 21, 2026
He also revealed he had been dubbed "Sheenie the genie" by his youngest daughter Mabli after his role in Swansea Grand Theatre's Christmas pantomime, Aladdin.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
I almost felt like I’d summoned her and wouldn’t have been any more surprised if she’d appeared in a puff of smoke like a genie from a lamp.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
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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
But on their comic-dramatic journey, the two encounter genies, monsters and villains — and become friends.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 23, 2015
“Fie communicates with the genies of the desert.”
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
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