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

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

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy made aviation comedies; Harry Houdini took to the skies in “The Grim Game.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

In the early 1900s, Houdini made his one and only visit to Aberdeen to perform.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 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