prestidigitation

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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

Roberts tried to work around this problem through some trademark prestidigitation.

From Slate • Jun. 27, 2023

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

Calder’s carefully balanced mobiles floating on gentle breezes and the whirling, carnival-style prestidigitation of Duchamp’s optical Rotoreliefs bear scant resemblance to each other.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2017

In matters of prestidigitation, Champnell, we Westerns are among the rudiments,—we've everything to learn,—Orientals leave us at the post.

From The Beetle by Marsh, Richard