manipulate

Example Sentences

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Frictionless design has helped usher in technologies that manipulate behavior in ways that aren’t always visible to us.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

She held a tiny controller with which she operated a synthesizer, worn around her neck and concealed by the ruffles of her Congolese Kuba cloth top, to manipulate the sound of her voice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

She has daily interactions with humans and access to a variety of objects she can manipulate.

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

But Tehran rejected claims that it had been in contact with Washington, calling them an attempt to manipulate markets.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

In cases where NTIs do not have a reasonable ability to manipulate events, it is still best to withhold information.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly