Houdini
Example Sentences
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Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy made aviation comedies; Harry Houdini took to the skies in “The Grim Game.”
From Los Angeles Times
At the peak of his power, and even after orchestrating a failed coup, the "Houdini of organized crime" has this far managed to escape his smorgasbord of transgressions with all but a few scratches.
From Salon
Under the name the Great Londini - a combination of Houdini and Linux, the operating system - they decided to carry on and concentrate on TikTok.
From BBC
In addition to looking at lots of reference material, the team used software called Houdini to simulate how the explosion would happen, right down to the amount of dust and debris that would appear.
From The Verge
"I called it my Houdini act," King said.
From Fox News
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