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manipulation

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


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The scandal hit the headlines just over a month ago, with prosecutors looking into allegations of widespread market manipulation affecting the savings of some 455,000 individual investors.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

BBC Verify has found confirmed the identity of the army personnel involved in the video, and found no signs of AI generation of manipulation.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

As he gains steady footing on the margin dividing observation and manipulation, aiming the camera at either side, Fielder uncovers something deeply, cosmically sad: Holmes can’t seem to tell the difference between the two.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Skeptics question the need to trade stocks during off hours or periods of low volume, arguing that it could leave prices vulnerable to manipulation, excessive volatility and cyber risks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

He was gaping at the elf’s manipulation even more than Anya was.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

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

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

Are fans so consumed by the mystery of who died at the end that they’re willing to forgive the numerous contrivances and shameless manipulations of this installment?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025

But this illustration gives little hint of the true complexity of the chemical world of the hydrocarbons, or of the manipulations by which the organic chemist creates his infinitely varied materials.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson


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