as in silver bullet
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Recent Examples of magic bullet
And in cybersecurity, it’s being pitched as the magic bullet that will finally let defenders keep up with attackers.
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Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Since then, the country has clung to oil as a magic bullet for prosperity – a policy pursued by former president David Granger, who governed until 2020.
—Anabella González, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
There is no magic bullet to stopping the drug trade.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Mercury News, 30 Aug. 2025
Remember, ginger isn't a magic bullet.
—Kathleen Ferraro, Verywell Health, 18 Aug. 2025
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silver bullet
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Now the Scourge of Saugus plunges from number one with a bullet (a silver bullet, also known as a Coors Light) all the way down to Number 79 on the MSP’s Payroll Patriot Hit Parade.—
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No technology is a silver bullet in and of itself, but passkeys have proven to be a robust, easy-to–use option for authentication.—
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“Magic bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/magic%20bullet. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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