trick
Example Sentences
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Wouldn’t it be like this subtly sly author if the announcement turned out to be a narrative conceit—one last artful trick to cheat the end from arriving?
Critics can contend they have run out of ideas, and there is always the chance that old tricks won’t land with new audiences.
Even slower growth than expected could do the trick, he said.
From Barron's
Scientists at Northwestern have uncovered a clever trick that helps pancreatic cancer hide from the immune system -- and a potential way to stop it.
From Science Daily
Forté spent the first part of his sentence in the law library, trying to figure a legal trick to get out.
From Los Angeles Times
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