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tricks of the trade



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Finding what’s unwritten, tricks of the trade, and the view of the constantly changing competitive landscape will create new winners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

That’s just enough wiggle room for sound engineers, who can try tricks of the trade to make commercials feel punchier and be perceived as louder while staying within the rules, Liaukonyte said.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

"I succeeded because I grasped the psychology of the buyer and the tricks of the trade," he said in the same interview.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2024

Activists learn tricks of the trade little by little.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2023

It felt like hopping from stone to stone, picking up tricks of the trade along the way, leveling up on his way to the final battle.

From "Far from the Tree" by Robin Benway