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manipulation

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


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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

Existing contracts are recognized but will be reviewed to ensure there is no structural underinvoicing or revenue lost because of manipulation or inefficiencies.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

In Jharkhand, the protests began after last month's preliminary civil service exam results, with some candidates alleging that answer sheets shared online showed successful applicants had answered fewer questions than expected, fuelling suspicions of manipulation.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

"We believe that such selective translational tuning of gene expression through dietary manipulation likely extends to many other proteins and amino acids."

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

In being man-made — by ingenious laboratory manipulation of the molecules, substituting atoms, altering their arrangement — they differ sharply from the simpler insecticides of prewar days.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

The figure shows that over 80% of hourly workers and 30% of salaried workers could benefit from the manipulations.

From MarketWatch Jun. 4, 2026

Muddy Waters has accused the company of accounting manipulation partly to benefit its chief executive, claiming that “without these manipulations, CEO Noto would lose most—if not all—of his performance bonus.”

From Barron's Mar. 18, 2026

We at least don’t have to guess about the efficacy of their manipulations.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 28, 2025

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

Such ingenious manipulations have produced a battery of poisons of truly extraordinary power.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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