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alchemy

[al-kuh-mee] / ˈæl kə mi /


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“What catches on is completely unpredictable, there’s almost a mysterious alchemy to it. What’s clear is this: The regime hasn’t pacified them.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

We are now one generation of technological alchemy away from the smallest possible silicon microchips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

A sprinkle of sporting rivalry gives you the heady alchemy of why Heated Rivalry resonates with long-time BL fans.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2026

Madigan: Well, I can’t say that I’ve read 1,500 books about alchemy and quote-unquote witchcraft and things like that.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Glanvill would presumably have been shocked to learn that Boyle and Newton did not share his views, but it was he, not they, who had grasped the relationship between alchemy and the new science.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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