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manipulation

[muh-nip-yuh-lay-shuhn] / məˌnɪp jəˈleɪ ʃən /


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Yet it was accompanied by some wild speculation in railroad stocks, and some fraud and manipulation.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Its model draws on hundreds of lower-profile official data series, like intercity passenger traffic and industrial electricity consumption, which the firm says makes them less susceptible to manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

He is governing and loathsome, with a knack for manipulation that merely foreshadows what audiences witness in the film’s second half.

From Salon ● Oct. 25, 2026

The prosecutor must show that some kind of human intent arises in laws prohibiting fraud, money-laundering, market manipulation, price-fixing, tax crimes, bribery and certain environmental crimes, to give a few examples.

From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026

And these differ from each other, sometimes dramatically, reflecting the authors’ biases and ignorance, and their informants’ manipulation of history to cast a flattering light on their family lines.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Future studies will also use targeted manipulations of brain circuits to better understand the causal relationship between neural pathways and memory function.

From Science Daily ● May 30, 2026

You owe yourself the power of living in your truth, free from the emotional manipulations of others.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 4, 2026

We at least don’t have to guess about the efficacy of their manipulations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 28, 2025

Are fans so consumed by the mystery of who died at the end that they’re willing to forgive the numerous contrivances and shameless manipulations of this installment?

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2025

Two more manipulations like that, and I’m facing the right way.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen


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