magic wand
noun
: a stick that is used to make magic things happen
The magician waved his magic wand and pulled a rabbit out of the hat.
—sometimes used figurativelyThe new law is not a magic wand that will solve all our problems.
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Trump did not wave some magic wand to make this happen, but his ascendancy reminded the Right of the precarious nature of unpopular speech.
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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With Congress, Trump has no magic Sharpie
Officials revise Trump’s Gaza intentions
Demonstrators take aim at administration
Russia, U.S. eye Ukraine war off-ramp
President Trump’s powerful executive pen is not a magic wand in Congress.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
No president can wave a magic wand to lower prices, and for that matter, Trump has been unlucky: Oil prices have been on the rise on concerns about tensions in the Middle East and on sanctions against Russia and Iran.
—David Goldman, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Despite popular media portrayals, AI is not a magic wand.
—Michael Dennis, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Mark Davis, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter In today’s issue:
With Congress, Trump has no magic Sharpie
Officials revise Trump’s Gaza intentions
Demonstrators take aim at administration
Russia, U.S. eye Ukraine war off-ramp
President Trump’s powerful executive pen is not a magic wand in Congress.
—Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 Feb. 2025
No president can wave a magic wand to lower prices, and for that matter, Trump has been unlucky: Oil prices have been on the rise on concerns about tensions in the Middle East and on sanctions against Russia and Iran.
—David Goldman, CNN, 12 Feb. 2025
Despite popular media portrayals, AI is not a magic wand.
—Michael Dennis, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Magic wand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/magic%20wand. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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