prestidigitation

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Still, the biggest act of prestidigitation is yet to come, and actually occurs after Pence provides his proof texts.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2023

You could argue that this is all prestidigitation, the conjuring of money from nothing.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2021

We may never see a more masterful display of constitutional prestidigitation.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2021

Like the similar reanimation of the young Kurt Russell in “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,” it’s an impressive bit of CGI prestidigitation.

From Washington Post • May 25, 2017

But at length the Chancellor had finished his piece of prestidigitation, and, without waiting for an order, had countersigned the passport.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis