manipulation
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Depp takes him through the book’s calvary of the spirit, one ghost at a time, director West’s manipulation of the journey’s horror dragging us far into Scrooge’s nightmare epiphanies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2026
Mr. Sorkin’s writing can certainly be baldly manipulative, but in the movie at least the manipulation is effective.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Yet it was accompanied by some wild speculation in railroad stocks, and some fraud and manipulation.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
The scandal hit the headlines just over a month ago, with prosecutors looking into allegations of widespread market manipulation affecting the savings of some 455,000 individual investors.
From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026
In his public life, he demonstrated a prodigious talent for promotion and manipulation.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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
In addition to exploring dietary and microbiome manipulations that could help with liver cancer, the team is curious to see if other conditions could be treated by targeting BAAT.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 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
“Passing off manipulations as tricks and illusion. Charging admission.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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