philosophers' stone
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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
Go by “data,” and there might never have been a novel about a schoolboy and a philosopher’s stone.
From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2019
Sleep experts broadcast their advice and opinions as if some new philosopher’s stone has been found, and sleep books now grace both bestseller lists and bedside tables.
From The Guardian • Mar. 9, 2019
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
