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
Because it’s not just the EU trade commissioner complaining about trickery.,
From Slate • Jul. 14, 2025
Playing as both an attacking midfielder and a wide forward, Kirby has entertained with trickery, creativity and unpredictability ever since.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025
“I had to go in there with a little trickery, man.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2025
“I can, though I can’t see what good it will do. Anansi’s trickery may prove to be the end of us all.”
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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