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sorcery

[sawr-suh-ree] / ˈsɔr sə ri /


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To HBO, this “Game of Thrones” spinoff is a bridge between its lucrative sword, sorcery and old magic high fantasies.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2026

His daughter, Susan, dives into some of the most celebrated fiction of the 20th century, her father’s life and his unique sorcery on the page.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Later, I also discovered a scammer using 21st Century sorcery - deepfake technology with a woman he had hired, Rachel, acting as the face of the con.

From BBC • Oct. 5, 2025

Rarer still are moments on par with what director and writer Ryan Coogler conjures at that movie's spiritual peak, where music, dance, cultural reverence and natural sorcery coalesce.

From Salon • May 2, 2025

They complain that they think ill of Lord Dunmore’s skill at sorcery.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson