manipulation
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This sounds like a blatant manipulation tactic—what do you make of it?
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
The push for leadership change followed an investigation by Milan prosecutors into Lovaglio and two top shareholders over alleged market manipulation and supervisory obstruction tied to the Mediobanca bid.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
William Hamish Yeates, 19, is the first person to be charged under a new national law which criminalises the manipulation of sexual images and carries a maximum penalty of seven years in prison.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
“Without that review and without apolitical, objective, honest brokers involved in the process, there is a much greater risk for intentional manipulation or inadvertent interference,” Keller said.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
And yet, Briony struggled to grasp the difficult thought, wasn't there manipulation here, wasn't Lola using the twins to express something on her behalf, something hostile or destructive?
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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