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Adjective
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As Halloween approaches, investors seem fearful that good credit performance may be more trick than treat.—
Telis Demos,
WSJ,
21 Oct. 2022 -
If the high cost of it all is more trick than treat for you, here are several ways to turn your already smart home into a spook-tacularly genius haunted house.—
Jennifer Jolly,
USA TODAY,
28 Oct. 2021
Adjective
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But Dortmund are still in touch, largely thanks to a tricky afternoon for Wolfsburg’s Mohamed Amoura.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Containing everyday shoes is one of the trickiest feats in a home, but a system that works for the whole family keeps the chaos contained.—
Wendy Rose Gould,
Martha Stewart,
9 Feb. 2026
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In my opinion, this was very misleading because there was no mention of what levels of fertilizer used would cause these outcomes.—
Chris McKeown,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Feb. 2026
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Government officials have defended officers’ actions as necessary and justified, while giving misleading or false accounts of some clashes.—
Natasha Korecki,
NBC news,
14 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This can be achieved through a winger’s crafty skating, stickhandling and deception to cut into the middle while carrying the puck, or, more commonly, by making skilled passes into the slot area.—
Harman Dayal,
New York Times,
2 Feb. 2026
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Food and drink The all-day Mowry & Cotton with its upscale Americana interior and expansive patio has an approachable menu of seasonal salads, steaks, seafood, and flatbreads from the wood-burning oven along with crafty cocktails including a smoked Old Fashioned that’s torched tableside.—
Lizbeth Scordo,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Jan. 2026
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Chief among the latter is his region’s unnamed UNO (Upazila Nirbahi Officer), a wily mid-level bureaucrat who presents herself as Jahir’s direct line to the big guns, and persistently pulls rank on him with a disarming megawatt smile.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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Thinking about the college football scouting process, images conjure up of wily old coaches traveling across the country to get cozy with potential recruits, eating the family’s best spread for dinner while trying to sell their program.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Goldsworthy has made cunning edits of the landscape throughout Penpont.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps most perceptively captivating is the sweetly cunning way Marczak inserts himself into the film.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Be sure to overlap cardboard slightly so sneaky weeds have no chance of sprouting up between seams.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2026
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After helping hundreds of thousands of people minimize clutter, Wells shares the sneaky spaces in your home that probably need clear bins, plus tips to make the most of these Instagram-worthy tools.—
Patricia Shannon,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The moments that could be regarded as direct criticism were rare and subtle.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2026
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The skirt is made with an intentionally creased texture and features a straight cut with a subtle flare at the hem.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Trickish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trickish. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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