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manipulate

[muh-nip-yuh-leyt] / məˈnɪp jəˌleɪt /




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"I'm not worried about my daughters, but there could be people with bad intentions who might take advantage of this trend to manipulate teenagers."

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

You’re taking other people’s work or information and you’re finding a way to manipulate it, make it more metabolizable for the American public.

From Slate Aug. 19, 2026

The Foreign Office explained at the time that it had disclosed the incident to preempt any attempt by the perpetrators to manipulate the footage.

From Barron's Aug. 17, 2026

But moderators who were historically more lenient toward promotional posts have started pushing back after a deluge of Reddit posts designed to manipulate AI search results.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

"It's solid metal, Camille. We can't manipulate it."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton

He manipulates the physical form of the ingredient to showcase different temperatures and textures: souffle, cream, biscuit, foam, and air.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

She’s showing us exactly how the majority manipulates the text until it gets where it wants to go.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

Performance and illusion are recurring themes: A woman is sawed in half in a depiction of classic stagecraft; elsewhere a juggler manipulates ovoids that each contain an everyday vignette.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 9, 2026

Inspired by her antihero, DaCosta manipulates Ibsen to suit her own goals.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 22, 2025

The ease with which he manipulates words is his greatest talent.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins

“Arday was a powerful, influential, famous person who sought his position, who manipulated people to obtain it,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Savita believes the exam was manipulated, alleging some candidates left answers blank so they could be filled in later.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

During interviews conducted after the experiment, most participants said they had not realized that their posture was being manipulated.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Police have also asked social media platforms, including Meta and X, to take down what they described as abusive and manipulated content targeting the premier.

From Barron's Aug. 1, 2026

No, she was tired of being a minor lady, waiting to be married off to the highest bidder, tired of petty politics and easily manipulated fools.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

"There's growing interest across medical disciplines in manipulating the human microbiome or using its metabolic products themselves for therapy," said Rabinowitz.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

By manipulating each tank's temperature and pH levels, scientists can simulate future heatwaves and induce coral bleaching to see how fish and other organisms adapt.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

The NFL prohibits renegotiating contracts after the regular season ends, a rule meant to limit teams from manipulating future cap charges once they know their final record.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 9, 2026

Who do you think is doing the manipulating?

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

This system seems to be restricted to human beings, since we are the only beings with language, although chimpanzees may have the capability of manipulating symbols with a certain syntax.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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