manipulator

“A few years after I moved in, Pinnacle, run by a rich real estate manipulator, bought the building and immediately enacted a rollback — not on stabilized rents, but on maintenance,” the tenant said.

From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026

The reality, which I only began to absorb bit by bit after I ended it, is that my husband was not only a prolific storyteller but also a master manipulator.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2026

The production, helmed by the company’s artistic director, Eric Tucker, who also plays that malevolent master manipulator, Iago, matches the minimal cast with a scrappy, simple production.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 3, 2026

Musk has used his social media platform X to go on the offensive with posts that include likening Altman to a "Game of Thrones" character seen as a master manipulator.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

No wonder Matt had become such a clever manipulator and entrepreneur.

From "Gathering Blue" by Lois Lowry

The individual investors who perceived hedge funds as secretive, sinister market manipulators during the meme-stock craze of 2020-21 were invoking a deeply embedded meaning of the word “hedge” they might not have been aware of.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

It’s been the subject of a massive short-selling campaign, leading the group’s CEO, Devin Nunes, to ask regulators to investigate market manipulators earlier this year.

From Salon ● Nov. 8, 2024

There’s never a shortage of grifters and manipulators using this public confusion to their advantage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2024

"We designed these robotic arms based on an AI search and design optimization, to look for designs of classic robot manipulators with certain engineering constraints," Ballesteros says.

From Science Daily ● May 15, 2024

“To be sure, and therein lies the key to my skill. Only birds can manipulate time. Therefore, all time manipulators must be able to take the form of a bird.”

From "Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children" by Ransom Riggs