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Aladdin's lamp

  1. The subject of a story in the Arabian Nights. The young boy Aladdin acquires a magic lamp that, when rubbed, brings forth a genie, who grants Aladdin's wishes to win the hand of the sultan's daughter and to build a palace. The magician who first gave Aladdin the lamp steals it back, but Aladdin regains the lamp, and he and the sultan's daughter live happily ever after.


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“If Sarah had rubbed Aladdin’s lamp and commanded the Jinn to provide every luxury her most vivid imaginings could picture, the Jinn’s efforts would yet be far removed from the actuality.”

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Two men have been arrested in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly duping a doctor into buying an "Aladdin's lamp" that they promised would bring him wealth and health.

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The outdoor portion of the museum is known as the Neon Boneyard, a surreal 2.25-acre concrete landscape where visitors can wander among gems from the museum’s main collection of more than 250 restored and unrestored signs from the city’s past, such as Aladdin’s Lamp from the original Aladdin casino and the graceful curved lettering of the Moulin Rouge, which was famously the first integrated hotel in the city.

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Cinderella's carriage and Aladdin's lamp are among a warehouse of pantomime props that were "abandoned" when the UK went into lockdown in March.

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And a scientist said that the pieces of moon under study were “like an Aladdin’s lamp. Rub them with the right instruments and they will tell you the secrets of the universe.”

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