Houdini

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Whatever the reason for the escape from Monday’s depths, Harry Houdini has nothing on the Nasdaq Composite.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

It was where Sarah had re-invented her battered career multiple times, with Andrew's biographer Andrew Lownie calling her the "Houdini" of the Royal Family.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Caleb Williams is Houdini, so even when the Packers get to him it won’t be easy to get him on the ground.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2025

Lipa finished with the psychedelic pop smash Houdini, ratcheting up the tension with a flurry of fireworks as she head-banged to a shredding guitar solo.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2025

There were Paderewski, Houdini, Tesla, Edison, Joplin, Darrow, a Princeton professor named Woodrow Wilson, and a sweet old lady in black summer silk flowered with forget-me-not-blue named Susan B. Anthony.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson