legerdemain
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Mr. Barnes uses his neatly attired Englishness as camouflage for narrative experimentation and legerdemain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
Which name do you call a professional who practices legerdemain?
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2024
Landrieu, however, defends at least some of this semantic legerdemain.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 15, 2022
I’m still not a puzzle person, but this showcase of brain-twisters and legerdemain makes for an enjoyable theatrical outing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2021
It is a branch of legerdemain, but it has to be closely studied to gain perfection.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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