manipulate

Example Sentences

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A "dark" vessel -- usually a tanker or cargo carrier -- deliberately disables or manipulates transponders in a bid to go undetected by public tracking systems like Kpler's MarineTraffic.

From Barron's

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

From Literature

A finding of undue influence can invalidate a will or trust if your grandmother was pressured, manipulated or dependent on your mother.

From MarketWatch

This field is important because it can bring about topological quantum computing, a hypothetical way of storing and manipulating quantum information while protecting it against errors.

From Science Daily

"It shows that these non-pathogenic bacteria are not just passive residents but can actively manipulate human cells by injecting their proteins into our cells."

From Science Daily