manipulating

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Once that happens, it’s a short step to manipulating the law to accommodate a desire.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The movie’s most interesting and topical decision is reinventing Freida Pilkington as a Cybertruck-driving, tech billionaire who wants nothing more than a healthy cash flow, manipulating every animal to keep her money coming in.

From Salon • May 3, 2026

It found Kim guilty of manipulating the share price of Deutsch Motors, a South Korean car dealer, which it ruled a "collusive... trading act constituting market manipulation".

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Together, these properties represent a significant step forward in controlling and manipulating light for next-generation technologies.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

By manipulating the two pegs and the tension on the wire between them, he could obviously hear a response to his own message.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman