sleight of hand

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A final section uses a sort of metaphysical sleight of hand to blend the two eras, but once again something doesn’t quite connect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

This sleight of hand directly undermines the intended safeguards in federal law.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

The dialogue is naturally digressive, sliding in just as much exposition as needed with a magician’s sleight of hand.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

But that narrative is also a sleight of hand.

From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025

For sleight of hand, she realized, so that he can keep contact with coins or cards or finesse the workings of a lock.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo