machination
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The raven and a “silent partner” then snatched the helpless goslings and devoured them—a machination to make Poe proud.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Both follow the news obsessively, tracking every machination in the former president’s legal drama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2023
All of this happens while victims’ families wait for justice, essentially as observers to the legal machination and maneuvers.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
But it distinguishes itself by rinsing away the cosmetics of royal etiquette and self-serious machination with bracing wit.
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2022
I have just received a most unforeseen blow, my dear Louis, and even while I write have scarcely recovered from the alarm of a horrible machination from which we were only saved by a miracle.
From French and Oriental Love in a Harem by Paul Avril
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