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manipulation

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


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Most importantly, it’s very well regulated by my former agency and relatively free of fraud and manipulation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

They must be—by market regulators trained to root out insider trading, wash trading and market manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

The prosecutor must show that some kind of human intent arises in laws prohibiting fraud, money-laundering, market manipulation, price-fixing, tax crimes, bribery and certain environmental crimes, to give a few examples.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

The syrupy strings, treacly piano and awed choral vocals conjure an atmosphere of strained enchantment, suggesting a film burdened by fatal amounts of whimsy and emotional manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

He was emotional and frail, and he craved attention—his only effective defense was his skill in manipulation and misdirection.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

The book comments on the manipulations Grossman’s pieces were subjected to and discusses how efforts to find earlier drafts of the publications in Russian archives have been unsuccessful.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Future studies will also use targeted manipulations of brain circuits to better understand the causal relationship between neural pathways and memory function.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026

Whatever subtle manipulations the producers employed to move him into the next desired position, they have backed the right horse.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026

You owe yourself the power of living in your truth, free from the emotional manipulations of others.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026

Then, after all your manipulations are complete, you take the limit: you extrapolate and figure out where the expression is headed.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife


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