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manipulation

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


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Most importantly, it’s very well regulated by my former agency and relatively free of 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

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

The syrupy strings, treacly piano and awed choral vocals conjure an atmosphere of strained enchantment, suggesting a film burdened by fatal amounts of whimsy and emotional manipulation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

“It wasn’t a manipulation, it was the truth.”

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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

Even when the unknowns are appropriately symbolized and the relevant equation can be set up, the manipulations necessary to solve it are too often only hazily understood.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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