Your mail-handling software would scan each message to see if either the sender's name could be found in your personal directory or a magic word could be found in the subject field.

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Wilcox is said to have uttered an unspecified magic word while getting called for a technical foul in a Dec. 16 game.

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Meanwhile, McElderry has emerged as a favourite after he impressed the judges with Could It Be Magic and Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word.

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