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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

They must be—by market regulators trained to root out insider trading, wash trading and market 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

Between 1890 and 1900, even as questions and concerns about human heredity and its manipulation became central to policy makers in America and Europe, Mendel’s name and his work were lost to the world.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The financial manipulations that undergirded their fortunes get scrutinized as theft from the public purse, praise for their courage and perspicacity yields to condemnation for their conduct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 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

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

Then, after all your manipulations are complete, you take the limit: you extrapolate and figure out where the expression is headed.

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


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