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
Musk has used his social media platform X to go on the offensive with posts that include likening Altman to a "Game of Thrones" character seen as a master manipulator.
From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026
Though he’s a master manipulator, Gustav always has to compromise to get a semblance of what he wants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
“Epstein was a master manipulator, and I deeply regret associating with him,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 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
We are either the victims or the perpetrators with no room to be more than just power-hungry manipulators.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 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
