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manipulator

[muh-nip-yuh-ley-ter] / məˈnɪp jəˌleɪ tər /


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“A few years after I moved in, Pinnacle, run by a rich real estate manipulator, bought the building and immediately enacted a rollback — not on stabilized rents, but on maintenance,” the tenant said.

From Salon Jun. 13, 2026

Phillip, described as a "master manipulator" in court, was given an absolute discharge, with the judge saying she had "no choice".

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Friday, the Thirteenth author Lawson, himself a noted stock manipulator who used the mass media of his era to influence markets and make and lose a fortune, called it “the Wall Street hoodoo-day.”

From Barron's Mar. 13, 2026

Nikolic previously said “Epstein was a master manipulator, and I deeply regret associating with him.”

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

No wonder Matt had become such a clever manipulator and entrepreneur.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

The individual investors who perceived hedge funds as secretive, sinister market manipulators during the meme-stock craze of 2020-21 were invoking a deeply embedded meaning of the word “hedge” they might not have been aware of.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

It’s been the subject of a massive short-selling campaign, leading the group’s CEO, Devin Nunes, to ask regulators to investigate market manipulators earlier this year.

From Salon Nov. 8, 2024

Japan now finds itself on the US Treasury's watchlist of potential currency manipulators.

From BBC Oct. 2, 2024

There’s never a shortage of grifters and manipulators using this public confusion to their advantage.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2024

“To be sure, and therein lies the key to my skill. Only birds can manipulate time. Therefore, all time manipulators must be able to take the form of a bird.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs




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