magic ingredient

collocation in English

meaningsofmagicandingredient

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magic
adjective
uk
/ˈmædʒ.ɪk/us
/ˈmædʒ.ɪk/
with ...
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ingredient
noun[C]
uk
/ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/us
/ɪnˈɡriː.di.ənt/
a food that is used with other foods in the preparation of a ...
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(Definition ofmagicandingredientfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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With time, however, this normal enough function was exaggerated into a cure for all ills, a key to eternal youth, themagicingredientfor turning base metals into gold.
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A newmagicingredientactually gives your whole wash an extra cleanness.
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That is hardly themagicingredientthat will lead to the long-promised tax cuts that we have all expected for so long.
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I do not pretend that that is amagicingredientthat will conjure away all the pressures in the foreign exchange market.
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For me, themagicingredientis the introduction of choice.
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It is all going to be funded by themagicingredientthat is called cutting waste.
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We get, for instance, a special powder which is described as containing a newmagicingredient.
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There is nomagicingredientin the road map; it reflects a series of previous peace plans.
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Themagicingredientin the workshop, however, is the talent of the students themselves which is being unlocked and allowed to flower in the positive environment there.
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Where is themagicingredient?
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I do not think that a compulsory method will work unless somebody is prepared to put up some money, and this is the missingmagicingredient.
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The question of the magic ingredients for export and industrial success is often raised.
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Will he confirm that those are the two magic ingredients that he would like to be added to the strategic authority?
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What was the magic formula, the magic ingredients?
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