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manipulation

[muh-nip-yuh-lay-shuhn] / məˌnɪp jəˈleɪ ʃən /


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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

Its model draws on hundreds of lower-profile official data series, like intercity passenger traffic and industrial electricity consumption, which the firm says makes them less susceptible to manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 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

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

Whatever subtle manipulations the producers employed to move him into the next desired position, they have backed the right horse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

Teacher and performer, he revealed the works of Nature to a genteel audience amid the sensory manipulations of the theater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 14, 2026

You owe yourself the power of living in your truth, free from the emotional manipulations of others.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026

In addition to exploring dietary and microbiome manipulations that could help with liver cancer, the team is curious to see if other conditions could be treated by targeting BAAT.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2025

I promised he was going to be able to walk away from the Court and all its manipulations.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black


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