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

The International Museum and Library of the Conjuring Arts, which is not open to the general public, also holds other items from famous names such as Harry Houdini.

From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025

Rayner was attempting a "Houdini act" by focusing on "whether she wasn't or was a member at this juncture," and said Labour should instead be asking where it was "going wrong".

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

There were Navajo rugs; custom, Western-style Monterey couches and chairs; and hundreds of books, including signed first-editions by Theodore Roosevelt, Helen Keller and Harry Houdini.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

The keys are wrapped in the note that Jane wrote me, the note from the Locker Houdini.

From "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" by John Green and David Levithan