wonder drug

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It was called Factor VIII. It was more convenient when compared with an alternative treatment and was dubbed a wonder drug.

From Seattle Times • May 18, 2024

The headlines squeal with delight: Latest wonder drug will "cure" obesity.

From Salon • Aug. 21, 2023

“I think whipping people up into thinking this was a wonder drug was unconscionable,” he said.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023

For Emma, meanwhile, the blush of first love is like a wonder drug attacking the pressures of the rink, and it might mean even more.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2022

He was happy, relaxed, self-assured, pleased as punch, like someone who had been terminally ill and, when all seemed lost, had been cured by some wonder drug and was now ready to conquer the world.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane