tricks

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The drug industry has been trying for years to develop tricks to shuttle the drugs that treat Alzheimer’s disease through the body’s protective brain-blood barrier, which blocks 99% of a dose from reaching the brain.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The Royal Caribbean app alerted me to a coming “Disco Inferno” party to show off those dance-class tricks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

"One of my recent tricks is to find any weird chord that may intrigue me," plucking the opening notes of As You Lie There on an acoustic guitar.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

“I’ve got tricks up my sleeve,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Picasso’s tricks are different: He wants to show his subjects from multiple angles all at once.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day