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manipulation

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


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He recommends that people learn about the psychological tools of manipulation behind the attention economy and influencers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

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

In the book, most homes have parlor walls with huge video screens that broadcast streams of babbling commentary for both entertainment and manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

They are great organizers, although they sometimes resort to manipulation.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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

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

The obvious manipulations, the panoply of loose ends and the cheaply provocative happenings will keep me from a return visit to this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025

Two more manipulations like that, and I’m facing the right way.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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