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hey presto

intj

Definitions

  1. Used by stage magicians, when performing a magic trick.

  2. Indicates a sudden desirable conclusion or change, as if by magic

    • If you take the next left, you’ll see a big shop and hey presto, you’re there.
    • They stick a couple of old potshards together, search for one or two adjacent cultures, stick a label on the restored find and—hey, presto!—once again everything fits splendidly into the approved pattern of thought.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for hey presto. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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