legerdemain

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Sauer therefore engaged in his first bit of linguistic legerdemain, telling the court, “ ‘Allegiance’ is what jurisdiction means.”

From Slate • Apr. 2, 2026

We also meet Malini the Magician, about whose tricks and feats of legerdemain “stories are still told, with a true sense of awe, by some of the world’s greatest magicians.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Today we discuss cliff-hangers, the Founding Fathers and legerdemain.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2024

The filmmakers indulge in some legerdemain, having the real-life participants recount the events as if certain facts were not already in the open at the time of the interviews.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

His door stood open to the morning, and he hummed under his breath while his right hand practiced legerdemain.

From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck