malleable

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Some refer to her as the “Manchurian candidate,” said John Hart, a communication professor at Hawaii Pacific University, referring to the malleable cipher in the famous political thriller.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

Dahlia Lithwick: In your article, you draw out the fact that lawyers are extremely uneasy about invoking the language of morality, because morality is either too malleable or just sanctimonious and annoying.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

By reframing age as something malleable, these tests motivate healthier choices.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

“There are no harmless, compassionate ways to remake yourself,” says the malleable protagonist of Bharati Mukherjee’s novel “Jasmine.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

She made the decorated pins herself, melting and molding malleable plastic into interesting shapes, seated at a picnic table in her backyard a few weekends ago.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali