manipulative

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The manipulative Jean, meanwhile, counsels both young women and has cast Mary in the role of her substitute daughter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Imagine if, in “Evita,” audiences members were invited to sing back up on the balcony as Eva Perón belts out “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina,” accompanying her in her last manipulative hurrah.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Sentencing the three on Tuesday at Southwark Crown Court, Judge Christopher Hehir called Dale a "thoroughly devious and untruthful and manipulative young woman".

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

"They simply did not care and separated the mother and child," Enira Bronitskaya, of Human Constanta, said, calling the process "manipulative."

From Barron's • Jan. 15, 2026

But the Erudite are as meticulous as they are manipulative, so they wouldn’t leave it up to chance.

From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth