manipulate
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He criticised online influencers who were willing to manipulate and "trick young men into believing that success is measured by money or dominance".
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Solid-state transformers are much lighter than the current version and can manipulate voltage in more sophisticated ways—almost like switching an analog system to digital.
From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026
But my brief also looked at ways employers and employees could manipulate pay to allow more “overtime” hours without a change in actual hours worked.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026
Prosecutors also accused Left of trying to manipulate bigger stocks, such as Nvidia, Tesla and Meta.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
Evelyn tried to control people by controlling weapons, but Jeanine was more ambitious—she knew that when you control information, or manipulate it, you don’t need force to keep people under your thumb.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
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