genie
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"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 genie is out of the bottle given that the longstanding threat of Iran effectively closing the strait has now materialized.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
“Oh. I’m sorry,” the genie proclaimed after a short pause.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2025
The Epstein genie is out of the bottle.
From Salon ● Jul. 28, 2025
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
For centuries there have been stories that it harboured jinns, or genies.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 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
Daniel, one of the genies, once had a couple ask for their suite to be filled with flowers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 5, 2018
According to Salman Rushdie’s new novel, most of what we know about genies is wrong, which makes me worry that I may have spent too much time watching Barbara Eden.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 1, 2015
I wished for genies to be true, and for me to find one someday, and for it to come back in time and make all the Kellys and Jennifers stay home sick today.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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