philosophers' stone
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Their tweeted strategy was Google as philosopher’s stone, turning carelessly written sentences into dot-com gold.
From Slate • May 17, 2022
Brandt believed that, if he could collect enough of this substance, he might be able to create the philosopher’s stone.
From The New Yorker • Dec. 27, 2019
But for the denizens of Silicon Beach, aircraft represent the ultimate hack — a philosopher’s stone that makes rest out of work.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2019
Valentine believed he was on the trail of the philosopher’s stone.
From Washington Post • Jan. 30, 2018
José Arcadio Buendía received his errant son with joy and initiated him in the search for the philosopher's stone, which he had finally undertaken.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
