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presto

[pres-toh] / ˈprɛs toʊ /


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The Napoli midfielder with the Midas Touch probably just waved his hand over his stomach and, hey presto, he was healed.

From BBC ● Jun. 13, 2026

Whenever this occurred, I would simply read a passage or two from his book and presto, I was back in the game with every no becoming a yes!

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 17, 2026

And then, just as it seemed that Capaldi had always been, would always be, the Doctor, hey presto, Whittaker appeared as the 13th.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2024

A legal success, and presto, it’s alive again.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2024

That was my fifth grade Innovation Project, a toilet-paper-dispenser hat so that whenever I had a cold I could reach up, yank down the paper, and presto!

From "The House That Lou Built" by Mae Respicio

The whole entertainment, music, colours, costumes, songs, dances, and all, is as nicely arranged in its crescendos and decrescendos, its prestos and adagios as a Mozart finale.

From The Merry-Go-Round by Carl Van Vechten


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