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magic wand

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noun

  1. a thin rod brandished by a conjuror in peforming magic tricks

  2. any seemingly magical solution to a difficult problem

    there is no magic wand for us to fix it
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“There’s no free lunch, there’s no magic wand that makes all the problems go away,” said Fervo CEO Tim Latimer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

No magic wand or special potion is needed -- only light.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2025

She holds her head high whether playing piccolo or the 6-foot contrabass flute, as if her instrument were a magic wand used to activate her voice in the highest registers and the deepest.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2025

"But he doesn't have the magic wand that I need."

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

And I can see it's because this girl's long white cane is like a magic wand.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

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