trickery
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Mr. Lanchester is a magnetic writer who combines the skills of a social realist with this penchant for Nabokovian black humor and narrative trickery.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
Neymar brought profile and panache to Paris but could not deliver the holy grail of European success, Denilson's trickery failed to help Real Betis beat the drop, a car crash curtailed Gigi Lentini's buccaneering brilliance.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
The final shots, of Robert flying in an airplane for the first time, were captured with practical trickery.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026
Because it’s not just the EU trade commissioner complaining about trickery.,
From Slate • Jul. 14, 2025
I am only better than him through trickery and he meant me no harm.
From "The Old Man and The Sea" by Ernest Hemingway
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