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prestidigitator

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Definition of prestidigitator

as in magician

one who practices tricks and illusions for entertainment a skilled prestidigitator can make entire buildings seem to disappear

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The bad blood just increases from there and gets exceedingly personal as each magician tries to outdo the other in an electrifying, gripping duel that tears apart both their lives.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 17 July 2026
The magician is already a legend, but another World Cup title would put him on another level entirely.

— Ben Church, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

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