ma·nip·u·la·bil·i·ty
məˌnipyələˈbilətē 
: the quality or state of being manipulable
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Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
In a letter obtained by CNBC, the league outlines examples of event contracts that could be easily manipulable by a single person, inherently objectionable, related to officiating and knowable in advance — and asks that operators refrain from offering such trades.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Veronika has lived for 10 years in a complex, open environment filled with manipulable objects—a very different experience from that of cattle raised for milk and meat production.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 20 Jan. 2026
These markets are also manipulable.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Popular experience was proving increasingly manipulable, whether through mind-altering pharmaceuticals, body-sculpting surgical procedures, or culture-hacking information technologies.
—Tim Griffin, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
That rich people sure can be easily manipulable jerks?
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Natalie Kerby, a researcher at AI Forensics, pointed to the risk of a more insular and manipulable feed.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
Opioids are deadlier, more addictive, easier to hide, and more manipulable than any narcotic the United States has tried to police before.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
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Adjective
Moral integrity requires that AI systems acknowledge the limits of abstraction and avoid treating human beings merely as manipulable data structures.
—Hamilton Mann, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
In a letter obtained by CNBC, the league outlines examples of event contracts that could be easily manipulable by a single person, inherently objectionable, related to officiating and knowable in advance — and asks that operators refrain from offering such trades.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 30 Mar. 2026
Veronika has lived for 10 years in a complex, open environment filled with manipulable objects—a very different experience from that of cattle raised for milk and meat production.
—Jorge Garay, Wired News, 20 Jan. 2026
These markets are also manipulable.
—Saahil Desai, The Atlantic, 17 Jan. 2026
Popular experience was proving increasingly manipulable, whether through mind-altering pharmaceuticals, body-sculpting surgical procedures, or culture-hacking information technologies.
—Tim Griffin, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
That rich people sure can be easily manipulable jerks?
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 14 Nov. 2025
Natalie Kerby, a researcher at AI Forensics, pointed to the risk of a more insular and manipulable feed.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Sep. 2025
Opioids are deadlier, more addictive, easier to hide, and more manipulable than any narcotic the United States has tried to police before.
—Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Jan. 2024
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“Manipulable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/manipulable. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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