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manipulate

[muh-nip-yuh-leyt] / məˈnɪp yəˌleɪt /




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Photonic chips manipulate light using microscopic structures called waveguides that are etched into a wafer.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

Solid-state transformers are much lighter than the current version and can manipulate voltage in more sophisticated ways—almost like switching an analog system to digital.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

But my brief also looked at ways employers and employees could manipulate pay to allow more “overtime” hours without a change in actual hours worked.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

The charges didn’t explicitly allege that Left made overt false statements, only that his tweeting and trading revealed an intent to manipulate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Makes it easier for him to manipulate, strategize, get special favors.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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