manipulation
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Most importantly, it’s very well regulated by my former agency and relatively free of fraud and manipulation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
He is governing and loathsome, with a knack for manipulation that merely foreshadows what audiences witness in the film’s second half.
From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026
The prosecutor must show that some kind of human intent arises in laws prohibiting fraud, money-laundering, market manipulation, price-fixing, tax crimes, bribery and certain environmental crimes, to give a few examples.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
The syrupy strings, treacly piano and awed choral vocals conjure an atmosphere of strained enchantment, suggesting a film burdened by fatal amounts of whimsy and emotional manipulation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Third, Galileo had the example of Gilbert, who had used the careful manipulation of experimental apparatus to establish new and unsuspected truths.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The financial manipulations that undergirded their fortunes get scrutinized as theft from the public purse, praise for their courage and perspicacity yields to condemnation for their conduct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
Future studies will also use targeted manipulations of brain circuits to better understand the causal relationship between neural pathways and memory function.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026
You owe yourself the power of living in your truth, free from the emotional manipulations of others.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026
We at least don’t have to guess about the efficacy of their manipulations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025
Such ingenious manipulations have produced a battery of poisons of truly extraordinary power.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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