Magic Circle
Britishnoun
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the British association of magicians, traditionally forbidden to reveal any of the secrets of their art
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(not capitals) a group of influential people involved in a conspiracy
Example Sentences
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A magician who tricked her way into the Magic Circle is finally being granted membership - 34 years after she was kicked out.
From BBC • Apr. 23, 2025
Huebner gave Magic Circle medals to Dalton and Angels owner Gene Autrey with instructions to rub them under a full moon, according to longtime baseball writer and Henry Chadwick Award winner John Holway.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2023
Nearly twenty AmLaw 100 firms had offices in Russia at the time of the invasion, as did four UK Magic Circle firms.
From Slate • Apr. 1, 2022
It's different at the top too - a 28-year-old woman has been elected president of The Magic Circle.
From BBC • Sep. 23, 2021
She performed the same ceremony for Cap'n Bill, who was doubtful about the Magic Circle because he felt the same after it as he had before.
From The Sea Fairies by Baum, L. Frank (Lyman Frank)
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