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as in to exploit
to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means
the con man would slyly manipulate the emotions of his marks in order to win their sympathy and trust
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as in to manage
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
spin doctors manipulating the data to make it seem more favorable to their preferred candidates
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as in to negotiate
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
manipulated the schedule of presidential primaries so that the choice of the party elders would win the nomination
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Dominion has fought multiple legal battles to clear its name from an array of lawsuits claiming its machines malfunctioned or otherwise manipulated the 2020 election results.
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Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
The first half of the 2010s explored our fears of being lied to, watched and manipulated.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
The content, which includes baseless accusations about the Minnesota governor’s time as a teacher, contains several indications that it was manipulated, said the official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
The poster had been manipulated in an attempt to match the Broadway show's original rendering, which hides the face of her character, Elphaba.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
The first half of the 2010s explored our fears of being lied to, watched and manipulated.
—Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
The content, which includes baseless accusations about the Minnesota governor’s time as a teacher, contains several indications that it was manipulated, said the official with the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
—David Klepper, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
The poster had been manipulated in an attempt to match the Broadway show's original rendering, which hides the face of her character, Elphaba.
—Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Instead, the Trump Organization was quick to exploit its boss’s time as president, a practice that has continued for years now.Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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As the moon and Neptune clash, someone seeks to exploit your altruism!USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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Though Services sales missed the mark, gross income managed to outpace expectations thanks to significant year-over-year margin expansion.Zev Fima, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2024
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No other titles managed to cross 200 million minutes watched between Oct. 25 and 31.Selome Hailu, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
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Qatar is also home to a massive U.S. military air base, and has functioned as the primary mediator in efforts to negotiate a ceasefire in Gaza, and the return of Israeli hostages still held there.Yasmeen Serhan, TIME, 26 Oct. 2024
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Following the trials, Icelandic trade unions negotiated reductions in working hours for tens of thousands of their members across the country.Olesya Dmitracova, CNN, 25 Oct. 2024
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Voters could be deceived into submitting funds to a joint pool of money to support a candidate.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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The pair find themselves in trouble after a hazing incident goes wrong, and attempt to lie, deceive and seduce their way out of bother.Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
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In digital forensics, tools must handle large datasets and varied evidence types flawlessly.Expert Panel®, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Stenography Office isn't disputing the apostrophe that was added in by the White House press and communications team, rather how it was handled.Justin Gomez, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2024
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Your task is to arrange them into four groups of four by figuring out the links between them.Kris Holt, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Contestants are given a category and then arrange events, items or people order — such as arranging six actors in the order of their worldwide box office gross.Michael Schneider, Variety, 29 Oct. 2024
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In recent years, the British monarchy has adopted a more conciliatory tone when addressing the past horrors of transatlantic slavery.Rob Picheta, CNN, 24 Oct. 2024
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Innovation With this new capital, Outrider will scale to hundreds of systems with key customers while addressing additional use cases.Richard Bishop, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
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Such sales have been on the decline since 2021, no doubt due to the rapid rise in interest rates engineered by the Fed.Robert Barone, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2024
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Apple has gone to great lengths to engineer a secure and private AI cloud platform, and this week’s release includes extensive detailed technical documentation of its security features as well as a research environment that is already available in the macOS Sequoia 15.1 beta release.Lily Hay Newman, WIRED, 25 Oct. 2024
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