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
Det Insp Kane Martin, of Derbyshire Police, said Podedworna was "a self-proclaimed, deceitful and manipulative liar".
From BBC • Feb. 10, 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
If things had been a little different, it might have been some other creature whose intelligence and manipulative ability would have led to comparable accomplishments.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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