trickery
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When Healey resigned earlier this month, his allies had claimed that "Treasury trickery" had in effect inflated the money that appeared to be attached to the investment plan.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
He appears to have dedicated much of his time there to putting out videos and written posts about demons and their trickery.
From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026
His coordinators, who have stayed with him across four different schools since 2016, don’t rely on trickery or exotic blitzes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026
After gaining one first down, they lined up for a punt on fourth down and tried some of the trickery that had worked so well in recent weeks.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 25, 2025
But the existing dagger could not be destroyed, and so it promised never to harm another through trickery, or by accident.’”
From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
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