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prestidigitation

[pres-ti-dij-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌprɛs tɪˌdɪdʒ ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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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

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

From Slate Jun. 17, 2021

Knowing remote prestidigitation could work, I spent the two weeks after booking my ticket to “The Present” lurking and squinting and nervously participating online and on the phone, exploring how.

From New York Times May 15, 2020

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

One cannot affect surprise if the distinction between this amazing exploit of diplomatico-military prestidigitation and intermeddling in the internal affairs of another nation prove too subtle for the mental grasp of the average unpolitical individual.

From The Inside Story of the Peace Conference by Emile Joseph Dillon




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