manipulator
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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
The reality, which I only began to absorb bit by bit after I ended it, is that my husband was not only a prolific storyteller but also a master manipulator.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026
The production, helmed by the company’s artistic director, Eric Tucker, who also plays that malevolent master manipulator, Iago, matches the minimal cast with a scrappy, simple production.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 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
No wonder Matt had become such a clever manipulator and entrepreneur.
From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry
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“We’re committed to deterring and finding the bad actors, manipulators, and those who willingly cheat.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
Devoid of communal deliberation, people become easy marks for manipulators who play to base fears or shallow emotional appeals.
From Salon ● Apr. 13, 2025
There’s never a shortage of grifters and manipulators using this public confusion to their advantage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024
"We designed these robotic arms based on an AI search and design optimization, to look for designs of classic robot manipulators with certain engineering constraints," Ballesteros says.
From Science Daily ● May 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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