manipulation
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This sounds like a blatant manipulation tactic—what do you make of it?
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026
“Without that review and without apolitical, objective, honest brokers involved in the process, there is a much greater risk for intentional manipulation or inadvertent interference,” Keller said.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Lively's legal team have accused Baldoni and his film studio Wayfarer of leading a "multi-tiered plan" to wreck her reputation, which included social media manipulation and using friendly journalists to further certain narratives.
From BBC • Apr. 2, 2026
As one of the early founders of social media, I spent more than 25 years building social networks without targeted ads or algorithmic manipulation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The manipulation of the appropriate mechanisms should be self-explanatory, and we need not dwell on it here.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing manipulation
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