trick
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It evidently did the trick given the way the tempo and aggression returned.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
They save their most disorienting trick for last: a reality-bending sequence that could qualify as video art.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
It’s a brilliant trick, at least until the music stops — which is what happened, for example, during the global financial crisis of 2007-09.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026
That did the trick when she tried the approach in real life.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
She could not understand it and did not suspect us of being capable of a trick because we were so young.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
"I am slowly forgetting all the tricks," he said.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
I don’t think you are doomed, but nor do I have tips or tricks — except to say that if you don’t talk about it, this economic disparity will become bigger than both of you.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
I was busy learning to do magic tricks with cards with him, making tasty cocktails with his product, riding e-scooters on Olympic Boulevard and watching the Lakers play the Minnesota Timberwolves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Scammers have long impersonated government agencies to send fake law-enforcement requests, and such tricks aren’t especially difficult to pull off, said Conor Freeman, an Irish cybersecurity researcher who has been tracking the Revolut hack.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The tricks of the Antarctic atmosphere brought mock suns and green sunsets, and showers of jewel-colored ice crystals.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
People excited at buying their own homes are "tricked" into using in-house services, meaning that "with no transparency or accountability, vultures can take advantage", Rayner added.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The projection, through its extremely high resolution and particular frequency resonance, tricked his cells into new growth.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
According to Beller’s testimony to authorities, Cerimedo tricked her into the near-fatal rendezvous outside the hotel.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 13, 2026
Last year, the company agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a suit alleging it tricked people into signing up for Amazon Prime.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Athena had tricked him and there was no way of escape.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Liu said she’s seeing that anxiety play out at demonstration events where some of the young people she’s trying to inspire are more interested in tricking the machines.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
But while Carlini’s work had debunked many claims made by AI developers, he had focused on the threat of bad people tricking artificial intelligence systems into making mistakes, not on hackers harnessing them for superpowers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
ChatGPT, he said, can be “addictive” because it mimics human empathy, tricking users into providing more information to the AI chatbot.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
Instead, recent attacks relied on phishing -- tricking users into handing over access to their accounts.
From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026
“I don’t like thinking about my Rachel tricking Traveler just to get back at me.”
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
