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manipulation

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Recent Examples of manipulation That also will include a network to share information about online threats and manipulation, said Jane Kleeb, the chair of the group and of the Nebraska Democratic Party. — Nicholas Riccardi, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026 Or was the whole thing a connivance and Mitzi Blinkhorn always destined to win, thanks to some Machiavellian manipulation behind the scenes? — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 These include whether a stock is a nano float (under 1 million), whether a company is domiciled in certain foreign countries and exercising extreme caution when spotting possible overseas manipulation. — David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026 Hayashi and chairperson Satoru Katsuno were not directly linked to the data manipulation. — ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026 Gibney also discussed Musk’s use of stock manipulation, as well as securing government handouts and energy credits, as part of his exploitation of financial markets. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 13 Sep. 2026 Payward will use Nasdaq’s market surveillance tools across its trading platforms to help monitor for potential manipulation and other trading abuses. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 10 Sep. 2026 Dexterous manipulation remains one of the biggest barriers keeping robots from successfully tackling a wide range of everyday tasks. — IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2026 Such an outcome, which may not require any intentional misuse or manipulation of our products, is, in the view of the Company’s management, an acceptable cost of pursuing its noble mission. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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Noun

My experience combines banking and engineering, which pointed to a narrow answer.

— Sergey Stopnevich, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The deal could give other countries greater access to China’s engineering experience with HTGRs as interest grows in nuclear systems that can provide both electricity and high-temperature industrial heat.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of engineering

Noun

That additional signal could allow existing battery management systems to estimate state of charge more accurately as a battery operates.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Put simply, Chinese EVs are just better than a lot of the competition, says Howard Yu, a professor of management and innovation at IMD Business School and codirector of the Future Readiness program, which evaluates global car manufacturers.

— Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

Robert Mugabe, longtime strongman of Zimbabwe, printed money to ensure his party kept control of the country and to finance the nation's deficits.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Democrats have seized upon AI safety to boost their chances of retaking congressional control in the midterms.

— Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

In December 2025, Hunt posted a video describing his time as a diplomatic liaison officer in Saudi Arabia after the US operation that killed Osama bin Laden.

— Lauren Morganbesser, semafor.com, 17 Sep. 2026
That matters when adversaries disrupt or deny radar operations.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

So do his family's financial interests as his administration makes decisions affecting AI, defense technology and foreign investment.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
Earlier this week, landowners, ranchers and business owners in the Big Bend region along with a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the region’s landscape and heritage sued to stop the administration’s plans.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of administration

Noun

Many South Koreans believe the government needs to do more to address the root causes behind the epidemic.

— Will Barker, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026
Under a government policy in effect from 1979 to 2015, many were limited to having one child.

— HUIYEE CHIEW AND LYRIC LI THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of government

Noun

Only the machinations of ABC/Disney and my own rogue immune system have kept me from writing recaps here on Vulture over the last 11 years.

— Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
The Heat are expected to carry only 14 players under standard contract at the start of their season, due to their position against the hard cap created by the machinations for the acquisition of Antetokounmpo.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026

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