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“We don’t have the magic carpet ride to Omaha,” Savage said, referring to the site of the College World Series.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 28, 2026
While the Roadster rode rough, the Straubel mule, with Mercedes’s finely tuned suspension and Tesla’s all but silent battery-powered motor, flew like a magic carpet ride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026
"There's a generational shift at play and it's like being transported back on a magic carpet."
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2025
"The way this thing moved was so graceful, I thought it looked like a living magic carpet," said Strickrott.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 6, 2024
It floated like a magic carpet into the thick September air and settled perfectly ontoListening Rock, as it always did.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Zöe Kravitz knows how to make red carpet magic, even without Magic Mike.
From Fox News ● Sep. 13, 2021
And when Urbinati gets obsessed, red carpet magic happens.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2019
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