manipulator

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Friday, the Thirteenth author Lawson, himself a noted stock manipulator who used the mass media of his era to influence markets and make and lose a fortune, called it “the Wall Street hoodoo-day.”

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

Nikolic previously said “Epstein was a master manipulator, and I deeply regret associating with him.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

And if Hank is a genius manipulator, then his last scene with Alma doesn’t work at all.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

“The manipulator is powerful, and the manipulated is weak,” he wrote.

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025

“Well, well, Miss Podgórska. You are quite the little manipulator after all.”

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron