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manipulation

noun as in guidance

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No law permits this cynical manipulation of the courts.

Jesper Falkheimer, a professor of strategic communication at Lund University in Helsingborg, Sweden, has researched how gaming platforms can be potential tools for disinformation and manipulation, which he sees as a growing trend.

This followed criticism by investors and lawmakers that such listings had become breeding grounds for scams and manipulation.

“The administration is not engaged in good faith statutory interpretation — they’re engaged in linguistic manipulation of these statutes.”

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And just like with that debacle, the administration is relying on bogus legal theories, manipulation of evidence and lies to justify their actions.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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