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manipulation

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


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This sounds like a blatant manipulation tactic—what do you make of it?

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2026

The push for leadership change followed an investigation by Milan prosecutors into Lovaglio and two top shareholders over alleged market manipulation and supervisory obstruction tied to the Mediobanca bid.

From The Wall Street Journal • 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

We must come to see, too, how our economic insecurities and racial resentments have been exploited for political gain, and how this manipulation has caused suffering for people of all colors.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander




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