manipulated

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Former head of global research at JPMorgan, Marko Kolanovic, reacted to oil price moves following Wednesday’s Axios report, saying, “Who knows what happens next in blatantly manipulated markets” and called the outlet’s credibility into question.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The videos are real, but the picture they shape for you is often skewed, manipulated, or plain false.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Before passing sentence, Judge Jessica Peterson told Chasing Horse he preyed on women's spirituality, adding: "You manipulated them for your own personal gratification."

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

Centuries apart, both Alison and Barton are manipulated by the powerful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

They used equations that physicists thought were valid, manipulated them in an accepted way, and came out with an answer that didn’t reflect the way the world works.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife