Word: hocuspocus
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...making one stand for the most frequently used letter E, and two stand for A, etc.-and then by cheating just a bit-he got the words: Elesennrela Ledelleemn Aam-leetedeeasen. After some more hocuspocus, he changed this to read: Elesennre Laede Wedge Eere Aamleet Edeeasen-which he was sure meant "Elsinore laid wedge first Hamlet edition...
...shocked that the Secretary of State is willing to play Russian roulette with the life of our nation ... On too many occasions the Republican Administration has acted unilaterally without adequate regard for our allies." Senator Hubert Humphrey made three formal statements in which he accused Dulles of "hocuspocus . . . fraud . . . callousness toward world opinion." The New York Times's James Reston concluded: "Mr. Dulles has added something new to the art of diplomatic blundering. This is the planned mistake. He doesn't stumble into booby traps: he digs them to size, studies them carefully, and then jumps...
Zhdanov & Co., like most Western scientists, recognized Lysenko's theory for what it is: hocuspocus. But the Malenkovites, themselves the archetypes of a new Soviet Man, backed it to the last chromosome. They proved the better maneuverers...
...keep that spirit in the movie might have meant risking the pitfall of avant garde hocuspocus. Instead, Co-Producers...
...becoming to Composer (The Cradle Will Rock) Blitzstein, who gets strident when shaking his fist but is vivacious when thumbing his nose. As plain razzing-it falls flat when it reaches for satire-Regina teems with brisk musical stage directions, brilliant little jingles, V-for-villainy motifs, high-spirited hocuspocus...