juggler

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Performance and illusion are recurring themes: A woman is sawed in half in a depiction of classic stagecraft; elsewhere a juggler manipulates ovoids that each contain an everyday vignette.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

Dating back to the late 18th century, “hoax” seems to derive from what a conjurer or juggler might say, a truncation of “hocus pocus,” utilized to divert the attention of an audience.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

There was a rock band, strobe lights, and a juggler.

From Slate • Dec. 23, 2025

In these scenes, it’s hard to take your eyes off the glinting McAvoy, who’s like some fiendish juggler of items both benign and dangerous.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2024

A juggler tosses globes of black and white and silver high into the air, where they seem to hover before falling again into his hands, his attentive spectators applauding.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern