silver bullet
noun
: something that acts as a magical weapon
especially
: one that instantly solves a long-standing problem
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The mitigation measures are good up to a certain point, but none of them is a silver bullet if the underlying issues are still there.
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Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Turning the mountains of valuable data within core systems into insight to drive both decision-making and better services—both front- and back-end—is the silver bullet of customer-first operations.
—Sanjay Brahmawar, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
As part of a deal with former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth, Purdue had agreed to pay for what many felt was a silver bullet solution to prescription opioid deaths: a Prescription Drug Monitoring Database.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
While Buffalo is closer to securing first place in the AFC, that won’t be a silver bullet for the team in the playoffs.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 8 Dec. 2024
Turning the mountains of valuable data within core systems into insight to drive both decision-making and better services—both front- and back-end—is the silver bullet of customer-first operations.
—Sanjay Brahmawar, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
As part of a deal with former Florida Attorney General Bob Butterworth, Purdue had agreed to pay for what many felt was a silver bullet solution to prescription opioid deaths: a Prescription Drug Monitoring Database.
—Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 Nov. 2024
While Buffalo is closer to securing first place in the AFC, that won’t be a silver bullet for the team in the playoffs.
—Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Silver bullet.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20bullet. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.
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