Finagle
Make
Make verb - To bring into being by combining, shaping, or transforming materials.
Both words in one sentence
- Gentaro Kisaragi doesn't quite fit the theme (ironically enough since he's The Hero), though some fans finagle it by pointing out that his name contains the letters that make up "Stronger".
Source: Shout-Out Theme Naming -
Inventor Jérôme Baldino's name is a Significant Anagram of French TV personality Jérôme Bonaldi, who embarrassed himself several times by not being able to make some gadgets work (despite them working in rehearsals), blaming it on Finagle's Law.
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They learn that insider information is traded to the winners of boxing matches set up by the leader, so they finagle things so both of them fight each other in the ring, to make sure at least one of them is told the insider information.
Source: Series / White Collar
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