manipulation
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Yet it was accompanied by some wild speculation in railroad stocks, and some 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
The crimes committed by Enron included hidden partnerships, disguised debt, and the manipulation of energy markets.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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
The book comments on the manipulations Grossman’s pieces were subjected to and discusses how efforts to find earlier drafts of the publications in Russian archives have been unsuccessful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026
The figure shows that over 80% of hourly workers and 30% of salaried workers could benefit from the manipulations.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 4, 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
It flops hopelessly under her manipulations while I watch, mortified.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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