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manipulation

[muh-nip-yuh-ley-shuhn] / məˌnɪp yəˈleɪ ʃən /


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Altman, fired by OpenAI's board in November 2023 for a lack of candor before being reinstated under employee pressure, emerged with allegations of manipulation and a toxic work culture unresolved.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

His agitating and manipulation, which he would later concede was primarily staged, drove a wedge between Montag and the show’s star Lauren Conrad.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

But the larger context of the Make Heaven Crowded tour exposes a sinister element of manipulation at play.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Victims talked of "lies and manipulation" from someone thought of in the community as a "religious, pious and trustworthy man".

From BBC • May 14, 2026

Mendel’s gift was experimentation—the manipulation of organisms, cross-fertilization of carefully selected sub-breeds, the testing of hypotheses.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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