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trick

[trik] / trɪk /




NOUN
time working at something
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Hackers are likely to try and trick Mythos into answering these questions, despite Anthropic’s controls—a process known as jailbreaking—but the company says it has done extensive testing to make that harder to pull off.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

That began with the shocked roar that met Rush’s first number, 1977’s “Xanadu,” a chugging slab of custom-van-tested shag splendor, akin to kicking off a trick show with the most dangerous stunt.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Economists believe the U.S. only needs to add 50,000 jobs a month — or even less — to do the trick.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

Chinese spies are posing as recruitment agents to trick UK government and military staff into disclosing state secrets, MI5 has warned.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 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




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