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manipulate

[muh-nip-yuh-leyt] / məˈnɪp jəˌleɪt /




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The researchers say structures inspired by monotiles could eventually contribute to technologies designed to manipulate light, control polarization, and support advanced optical devices.

From Science Daily Sep. 15, 2026

This endeavor involved a team of engineers working to manipulate that other classic element, liquid.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

One of Presner’s class exercises has students use language models to build historical narratives, then manipulate them.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 27, 2026

"I'm not worried about my daughters, but there could be people with bad intentions who might take advantage of this trend to manipulate teenagers."

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Her mother had to manipulate them out when they became painful in Cathy’s tenth year.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

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

Niki just wants them to stop the racket they’re making with their drill, so he quickly manipulates the lock and gets back to tuning.

From Los Angeles Times May 29, 2026

Someone who manipulates you and the way you feel doesn’t love you.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

In quantum computing, for example, entanglement allows multiple qubits to be manipulated together rather than one at a time, making it possible to carry out multiple calculations simultaneously.

From Science Daily Sep. 20, 2026

But he devotes considerable attention to how Native Americans manipulated and frequently triumphed over colonists.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

"I am deeply troubled that my likeness was manipulated and used to deceive the public," he said.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

“There’s definitely an element of: ‘She manipulated everyone with that movie.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

These policies manipulated the differences between the tribes and ensured that unity would not exist, thereby making the easy governance of such a large country practicable.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Cloud seeding involves manipulating existing clouds, such as by dropping salt crystals or silver iodide into them, to help produce more rain.

From BBC Sep. 23, 2026

The filing alleges that in 2018 "Amazon began secretly manipulating its auction results to increase its ad prices" and "gave its customers no notice of this change and took affirmative steps to conceal it."

From Barron's Aug. 31, 2026

These low-energy light particles are especially useful for manipulating quantum information and are already central to leading superconducting-qubit technology.

From Science Daily Aug. 31, 2026

At CMO Today, we’ve covered all manner of online optimization tactics that have emerged in the AI era, from thwarted attempts at manipulating Reddit threads to Mailchimp’s plans to improve the “crawlability” of its sites.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

When people are manipulating you, telling you to buy this perfume and you’ll be beautiful, or this pair of jeans and you’ll be sexy—and you believe them!

From "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom




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