trickery
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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
The final shots, of Robert flying in an airplane for the first time, were captured with practical trickery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 16, 2026
Fed up with the trickery, artefacts expert Prof Grace decides to take matters into her own hands.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 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
In order to prevent any preplanned trickery, the committee changed the Thursday afternoon location to the Post home.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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But trickeries of some sort existed on all the popular TV quizzes, not just Twenty-One.
From Time Magazine Archive
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He had a profound respect for his profession, and scorned its trickeries.
From Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made by McCabe, James Dabney
And could Hugo have descended to the trickeries of the eleven-pence-halfpenny draper, who proclaimed non-existent bargains to lure the unwary into his shop?
From Hugo A Fantasia on Modern Themes by Bennett, Arnold
Meet me as a man and keep those trickeries for those who have not the clear sight.
From Voodoo Planet by Norton, Andre
When, however, resenting these trickeries, he announced his intention of proceeding at once to Europe, and accepting the Greek service offered to him, a different tone was adopted.
From The Life of Thomas, Lord Cochrane, Tenth Earl of Dundonald, G.C.B., Admiral of the Red, Rear-Admiral of the Fleet, Etc., Etc. Vol. I by Bourne, H. R. Fox (Henry Richard Fox)
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