manipulator

Example Sentences

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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

Then again, another possibility: New England and Vrabel, a clever manipulator, are playing up the doubt because they know Maye is due.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

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

From Slate • Jan. 29, 2025

It was clear very quickly that this man was a master manipulator but it wasn't until I spoke to him on the phone that I realised how skilled he was at the practice.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2025

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

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron