sleight

The case turns on a sleight of hand. and once you see it, you’ll spot it everywhere.

From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026

The author also explores the sleight of intellect practiced by Jefferson, a slave owner who deplored slavery and used his rhetorical skills to cast the cause of states’ rights as a question of liberty.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Bellingham showed superb sleight of foot in the build-up to England's second goal.

From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026

This sleight of hand directly undermines the intended safeguards in federal law.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026

This magician’s sleight of hand did not go unnoticed.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

That’s what Thompson is offering on “Never Be the Same”: no magic tricks or sleights of hand, but songs that listeners will feel and live.

From Salon ● May 15, 2026

The trade agreement might not be such good news, however, as upcoming tech results will be watched for any signs of accounting sleights of hand, Swissquote analyst Ipek Ozkardeskaya says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026

It’s fitting that the artist has taken a class on magic, and that he continues to read up on the subject; behind his playful sleights of hand is a rigorous artistic practice.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2022

“For all the blink-and-it’s-gone sleights of hand,” writes essayist Lynell George in one such section, “here in Los Angeles, the deep past can catch you unawares.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021

I watched as he demonstrated tricks and sleights of hand he learned from Yorick, but I never dared to speak to him.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein