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The accounts have managed to manipulate the algorithms on major social media sites by sharing emotive and hopeful content to gain more traction.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026

This new model allowed the researchers to selectively target and manipulate neurons that produce orexin.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

To illustrate this point, Cavallo referred to Argentina’s attempt to manipulate its inflation data in 2007.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026

Even so, some analysts say Western governments are generally concerned about China’s efforts to influence opinions and policymaking toward Beijing, rather than about attempts to manipulate or alter votes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

It was his presence that was oversized, as were his self-regard and his inventory of talents, including a Svengali-like ability to manipulate people.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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

Niki just wants them to stop the racket they’re making with their drill, so he quickly manipulates the lock and gets back to tuning.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026

Konan, Mark explains how the 5–4 decision manipulates commonly understood definitions of “miscarriage” and “loss” in order to afford immunity to the U.S.

From Slate ● Feb. 26, 2026

The nonprofit NGO Monitor obtained 180 internal Hamas documents from 2018 to 2022 that detail how the terrorist group manipulates international human-rights and aid groups to serve its ends.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025

A writer, like a cinematographer, manipulates the viewer’s perspective on an ongoing story, with the verbal equivalent of camera angles and quick cuts. the marital, the medical, and sometimes both at once.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

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

Even the song Rock Music is full of manipulated vocals and electronic flourishes.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

As with anyone who’s been manipulated by others, Yuru isn’t sure he wants to cooperate with anyone at the moment.

From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026

Welles had manipulated the audience’s perception of time by dragging out the carprogram’s beginning and then accelerating once the newsflashes started.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Sandoval’s ex, Dillon Maquindang, stood at a podium Thursday morning and decried the defendant for cheating on them, manipulating them and taking out his failures on Maquindang’s family.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

"We are already observing individuals exploiting the new Google Earth web tool to make military positions, relabel buildings as schools, and experiment with manipulating the information environment," the group wrote on X.

From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 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

The researchers found that these phonons can be generated in predictable, controllable patterns, an important step toward practical devices that rely on precisely manipulating sound at the quantum level.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026

“Each of us manipulating the circus? How long will it go on?”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern