trickery
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Mr. Lanchester is a magnetic writer who combines the skills of a social realist with this penchant for Nabokovian black humor and narrative trickery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 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
And he caused the La Liga side all kinds of problems with his dribbling and trickery.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2025
Because it’s not just the EU trade commissioner complaining about trickery.,
From Slate • Jul. 14, 2025
He knew that what had happened—Emma reported that the chairs had been lifted up high over their heads—was a result of trickery, not spirits from the other world.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
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