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abracadabra

[ab-ruh-kuh-dab-ruh] / ˌæb rə kəˈdæb rə /


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If retirement funds get to omit the costs of BDCs from their own reported expenses, surely private-equity, venture-capital, hedge funds and other “alternative” vehicles will demand the same abracadabra treatment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Two months ago, the state’s highest court nonetheless yelled abracadabra and changed the deadline to Nov. 6, while making postmarks optional.

From Washington Times • Nov. 11, 2020

During one upcoming scene, as the pair displays wand skills with Daniel Radcliffe, Robinson plays to every lens, dashing across the stage and tumbling over the furniture to make the most of every abracadabra.

From Salon • Feb. 8, 2019

“I like mixing things,” she says, as the ingredients slowly combine and then, abracadabra, transform into something completely new.

From Slate • May 12, 2017

“I thought Virgil was just gonna bring us some rocks and we were gonna do abracadabra stuff.”

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly