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• n  a rod used by a magician or water diviner
• n  a thin supple twig or rod
  stems bearing slender wands of flowers
• n  a ceremonial or emblematic staff
• n  a thin tapered rod used by a conductor to lead an orchestra or choir

• The alchemy begins when rating agencies such as Standard Poor's and Fitch Ratings wave their magic wand over these top tranches and declare them to be a golden AAA rated.
• Ollivanders wand shop is an incredible interactive experience where the wand chooses the wizard.
• Nintendo invented a video game you control with a magic wand.

• scepter
• sceptre
• verge
• baton

News & Articles

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• 25-year-old shot and killed on far-east side; Mayor Soglin will run for another four-year term; UW-Madison asks pro ...
  Jeremy Wand, 18, pleads guilty to several charges for helping his brother, Armin Wand III, kill his three children by starting a house fire in Argyle last September.
  June 22, 2013 - Isthmus
• Putin: No Magic Wand But Tricks Up Our Sleeve
  Russia doesn't have a magic wand to create growth but a multi-billion dollar investment program could help, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
  June 21, 2013 - CNBC
• Russia's Putin: No Magic Wand But Tricks Up Our Sleeve
  Russia doesn't have a magic wand to create growth but a multi-billion dollar investment program could help revive economic growth, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
  June 21, 2013 - CNBC

Quotes

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• Steve Yzerman in National Post
  There is no easy fix,Yzerman said. "I don't sit up here with the notion that there is a magic wand I can wave and make changes, and we're a Stanley Cup contender. I plan on making the Lightning better for the upcoming season, but the...
• President Bush in FOXNews
  There is no short term solution,Bush said. "The president doesn't have a magic wand. You can't just say, 'Low gas.' "
• Mark Sanford in Globe and Mail
  Borrowing money and cutting cheques to fund infrastructure is not the best way to juice the economy,Republican Governor Mark Sanford of South Carolina said in an interview. "And this notion that Washington, with a blink of a wand, can...