plural genies also genii
ˈjē-nē(-ˌī) 
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: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it
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He rubbed the magic lamp to summon the genie.
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Our goal has been to become the 'genie' for retailers today by anticipating tomorrow’s trends.
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Casper Ravn-Sørensen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
There is no way to put the genie back in the bottle.
—Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
In other words, some genies don’t go back in their bottles.
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
More than six decades after humanity first harnessed the destructive power of nuclear reactions, the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons was charting a path for the world to put the genie back in the bottle.
—Nina Tannenwald, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
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Casper Ravn-Sørensen, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
There is no way to put the genie back in the bottle.
—Hod Fleishman, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
In other words, some genies don’t go back in their bottles.
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
More than six decades after humanity first harnessed the destructive power of nuclear reactions, the only country to have ever used nuclear weapons was charting a path for the world to put the genie back in the bottle.
—Nina Tannenwald, Foreign Affairs, 15 Oct. 2018
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“Genie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/genie. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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genie
noun
ge·nie
ˈjē-nē
: a magic spirit believed to take human form and serve the person who calls it
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