manipulating

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Who do you think is doing the manipulating?

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 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

Pricerunner filed its suit following a European Union General Court ruling that Google "breached EU antitrust laws by manipulating search results in favour of their own comparison shopping services".

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Instead, the black shiny faceless Phantom robot is engaged in "free play", manipulating a bunch of coloured kids blocks.

From BBC • Jun. 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