trickery

Following the announcement of the defence investment plan, he condemned what he called "Treasury trickery" and the lack of clarity on what new money the Ministry of Defence would get.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 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

Hackers will call and play these voices to create an emotionally charged situation where you’re more likely to fall for trickery.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

Filmmakers Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski find an enchanting balance between storybook allure and adult trickery.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2026

‘Many have tried. Even Artemis’s own brother, Apollo, was not able to kill me back in the ancient times. He had to use trickery to get rid of me.’

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

But trickeries of some sort existed on all the popular TV quizzes, not just Twenty-One.

From Time Magazine Archive

With such little trickeries love runs over; but they are all guessed and forgiven; and they are often prompted more by instinct than by conscious design.

From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul

But, however old, however hardened by the trickeries of passing decades, those who have loved Paris, those to whom Paris has lifted her lips in youth, these never say good-bye to her.

From Europe After 8:15 by Thomas H. Benton

All sorts of trickeries, too; he sent spurious telegrams and got fictitious items into the newspapers; he lied through every medium known to the highest civilization.

From Stories by American Authors (Volume 4) by Constance Fenimore Woolson

Now, presto! with the sudden trickeries of a mountebank the sprite who played with my destinies ushered in another unprefaced era.

From The Portal of Dreams by Charles Neville Buck