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manipulative

[muh-nip-yuh-ley-tiv, -yuh-luh-tiv] / məˈnɪp yəˌleɪ tɪv, -yə lə tɪv /


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This supposedly low-danger assignment proves anything but for Kendal, as the manipulative Rico plays his own double game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

That manipulative trend continued Monday with the Mississippi and North Dakota orders.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

The surveillance capitalism system requires people to unwittingly participate in a manipulative cycle of group- and self-surveillance.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

They also found that the price spikes of the previous two years were caused by refineries going offline without backup supply and “potentially manipulative trading” in those under-supply conditions.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

But the Erudite are as meticulous as they are manipulative, so they wouldn’t leave it up to chance.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth




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