three-card monte
noun
: a gambling game in which the dealer shows three cards, shuffles them, places them face down, and invites spectators to bet they can identify the location of a particular card
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War is three-card monte with Netanyahu as the dealer.
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026
The Moore administration has chosen the opposite approach, doubling down on spending while shuffling money around in a game of three-card monte.
—J.b. Jennings, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
But what Booth desperately wants is for Linc to teach him the art of three-card monte, and to work with him on the street.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
These characters are fluent in three-card monte rap, no cards required.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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Gershom Gorenberg, The Atlantic, 18 Mar. 2026
The Moore administration has chosen the opposite approach, doubling down on spending while shuffling money around in a game of three-card monte.
—J.b. Jennings, Baltimore Sun, 5 Feb. 2026
But what Booth desperately wants is for Linc to teach him the art of three-card monte, and to work with him on the street.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
These characters are fluent in three-card monte rap, no cards required.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Three-card monte.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/three-card%20monte. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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