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

That focus leaves Picasso in slight shadow, gives Braque his fair due and crowns a new champion of media monkey business and painterly legerdemain.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

It is a branch of legerdemain, but it has to be closely studied to gain perfection.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock