magic bullet
noun
1
: a substance or therapy capable of destroying pathogens (such as bacteria or cancer cells) or providing an effective remedy for a disease or condition without deleterious side effects
2
: something providing an effective solution to a difficult or previously unsolvable problem
a magic bullet to stem voter apathy
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There is no magic bullet to fix our educational system.
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To be sure, there is no magic bullet to counter Iranian expansionism in the region that dates back to 1979.
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Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2015
Neighborhood social work is not a magic bullet, but my colleagues and I see it as a promising approach to address the most common challenges that neighborhoods with high rates of homelessness face.
—Ishita Chordia, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
That sort of brings the issue back to the what the crowd of attendees at The Battery Show furiously seek—the magic bullets, the technologies, the innovations that will energize their ability to compete, especially against the blistering speed and growth of their counterparts in China.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
No magic bullet The reality of fentanyl is that neither party has a magic-bullet solution.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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Bilal Y. Saab, Foreign Affairs, 12 May 2015
Neighborhood social work is not a magic bullet, but my colleagues and I see it as a promising approach to address the most common challenges that neighborhoods with high rates of homelessness face.
—Ishita Chordia, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
That sort of brings the issue back to the what the crowd of attendees at The Battery Show furiously seek—the magic bullets, the technologies, the innovations that will energize their ability to compete, especially against the blistering speed and growth of their counterparts in China.
—Ed Garsten, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
No magic bullet The reality of fentanyl is that neither party has a magic-bullet solution.
—Laura Strickler, NBC News, 7 Sep. 2024
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magic bullet
noun
mag·ic bul·let
ˈmaj-ik-ˈbu̇l-ət 
: a substance or therapy capable of destroying pathogenic agents (as bacteria or cancer cells) or providing a remedy for a disease or condition without deleterious side effects
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