manipulation
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The meow, as cute and attuned as it may be to get a human’s attention, is not in his mind a tool for manipulation, as some have proffered.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
He is accused of violating Kalshi’s rules regarding insider trading and market manipulation, fining him more than $71,000.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
"That was very surprising. From our genetic models, we knew manipulating arginine levels had a strong effect on gene expression, but we didn't expect the dietary manipulation to be equally impactful."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
"I thought con artists and trial lawyers all have skills which are perfectly allowed: misdirection, distraction, persuasion, manipulation," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
And these differ from each other, sometimes dramatically, reflecting the authors’ biases and ignorance, and their informants’ manipulation of history to cast a flattering light on their family lines.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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
Muddy Waters has accused the company of accounting manipulation partly to benefit its chief executive, claiming that “without these manipulations, CEO Noto would lose most—if not all—of his performance bonus.”
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 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
Two more manipulations like that, and I’m facing the right way.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
Vocabulary lists containing manipulation
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