manipulate
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Scientists could potentially manipulate individual molecules by "touching them" with an extremely sharp probe.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Watch: How does music on The Traitors manipulate your emotions?
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026
Thus, when his mother started reading child psychology books to better understand a young Del Toro, he read them as well, so that he could try to manipulate her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
"Who are we allowing to feed into us and manipulate what media we consume, which bubbles we're in?" she continued.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
The power it might have to manipulate the crowd?
From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins
Amazing the way he's gifted with the ball, the way he manipulates the ball, and also the way he's able to think for himself.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
He manipulates the physical form of the ingredient to showcase different temperatures and textures: souffle, cream, biscuit, foam, and air.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
This week’s briefing document repeats such absurdities and manipulates the data to claim the drug doesn’t work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
She’s showing us exactly how the majority manipulates the text until it gets where it wants to go.
From Slate ● Jun. 11, 2026
Someone who manipulates you and the way you feel doesn’t love you.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
In its ruling, the panel said Burwood had engaged in a "sustained, calculated course of conduct" and had manipulated the resident for personal gain.
From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026
Can Holmes really be who she is, or is she being manipulated?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Their goal was to determine whether bacterial communication could be manipulated to help maintain a healthier oral microbiome.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
For example, one Georgia ad included the disclaimer, “This video has been manipulated or generated with artificial intelligence,” while an Oklahoma ad said, “Political satire. AI-generated images do not depict actual events.”
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2026
Because who you like can’t be forced or persuaded or manipulated.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Other potential uses include manipulating microscopic particles, cells, and molecules with light, as well as developing more resilient quantum systems.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of Christian Bittar, a former Deutsche Bank trader who went to prison in 2018 for "manipulating" the benchmark interest rate, Euribor.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
That is where I try to land at the end: We’re not going to solve this problem by manipulating the chatbots.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
Fielder finds himself drawn from behind the camera into the story, struggling to determine whether Holmes and Evans are being candid with him or manipulating him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
“I am very good at manipulating fabric, but it seems so unnecessary given what Madame Padva can do.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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