sleight
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A final section uses a sort of metaphysical sleight of hand to blend the two eras, but once again something doesn’t quite connect.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
But Beethoven also questions every sentiment in the Mass. Grandeur can so suddenly turn solemn that it feels almost a ceremonial sleight of hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
This sleight of hand directly undermines the intended safeguards in federal law.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
For years, the company pulled off this bizarre sleight of hand—effectively acting as a middleman that buys Bitcoin for you so your stock in the company is worth less than Bitcoin.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
Satan, in a classic rhetorical sleight of hand, doesn’t directly ask the question his speech hopes to answer.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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