silver bullet
noun
: something that acts as a magical weapon
especially
: one that instantly solves a long-standing problem
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Airstream, the legendary recreation vehicle company known for its sleek, silver bullet trailers, has just unveiled its first all-electric travel trailer.
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Taxing foreign portfolio investments is not a silver bullet for reducing large and persistent trade imbalances.
—Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
In other words, diffusion LLMs are not a silver bullet.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Achieving thriving workplaces is hindered by the simple truth that, in leadership excellence, there is no silver bullet.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Everett Potter, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
Taxing foreign portfolio investments is not a silver bullet for reducing large and persistent trade imbalances.
—Alex Raskolnikov, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2025
In other words, diffusion LLMs are not a silver bullet.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Achieving thriving workplaces is hindered by the simple truth that, in leadership excellence, there is no silver bullet.
—Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for silver bullet
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“Silver bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20bullet. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.
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