sleight of hand

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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

The most recent sleight of hand is circular financing.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 24, 2025

But, as Kagan exposed, this was a rhetorical sleight of hand.

From Slate • May 15, 2025

Does a movement cause us to look away from a sleight of hand at just the right second?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel