manipulation
Example Sentences
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Colors are heightened — by manipulation or because that’s just what the jungle’s like, I don’t know which.
From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2026
Lively's legal team accused Baldoni and his film studio, Wayfarer, of planning to wreck her reputation, including by using social media manipulation and friendly journalists to sow certain narratives.
From BBC • May 4, 2026
Services like Google and Facebook already engage in this sort of nudging, manipulation and cultivation of dependency on their existing user base.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Lies, deceit and manipulation might be the core principles of our modern world, but that doesn’t make them any less infuriating.
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026
“That’s my assignment, to preserve as many seeds untouched by human manipulation as possible for the next, Fifth World.”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
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