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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

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The third-year head coach learned from his team management mistakes from a 3-9 season that ended with eight consecutive losses.

— The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Recently, bond traders and asset management firms from London and Sydney to Singapore have begun noticing a shift in Japanese capital flows.

— , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of management

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The tight ends can get back to blurring the run and the pass, with Stafford at the controls and Kyren Williams and Corum wearing defenses down between the tackles.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
American anti-immigrant politics consequently differs from the European version, remaining more closely bound to the Monroe Doctrine and its vision of hemispheric control.

— Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of control

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Jenny Lê, the flagship’s head of operations, has become the nucleus of the store, embodying the essence of discipline, intention and collaboration that has been there from the very beginning.

— Michael Anthony Hall, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Concurrently, the Treasury recently tripled its maximum buyback limit for long-term Treasuries per operation to 6 billion dollars.

— , CNBC, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of operation

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Joseph Livreri and his brother Anthony Livreri pleaded guilty to conspiracy and bribery after being charged with bribing a former New York City buildings commissioner who was part of Eric Adams' Democratic administration.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
While executors have time to complete estate administration, 10 years stretches beyond reasonable expectations.

— Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 11 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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