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hocus-pocus

[hoh-kuhs-poh-kuhs] / ˈhoʊ kəsˈpoʊ kəs /


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Sometimes this hocus-pocus worked wonders; at other times it felt like cheap tricks.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2025

Until we all pay attention to what matters, the fee hocus-pocus will never stop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

When Becky isn’t dealing with the repercussions of using hocus-pocus to fix her life, she’s conversing with her dead daughter or stepping into Rebecca’s memories.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2022

Even up close, it was impossible to tell whether it was all sleight of hand or real hocus-pocus.

From Washington Post • Oct. 21, 2021

"And what makes you so sure that science is so reliable? Or that the university crowd has any better answers than the hocus-pocus gang?"

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements




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