Thesaurus results for MANIPULATION

manipulation

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Recent Examples of manipulation Earlier this year, Kim received a four-year prison term at an appeals court for receiving a Graff diamond necklace and two Chanel bags from the Unification Church, and stock price manipulation, a charge that is unrelated to the church. — ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026 Discerning genuine niceness from manipulation lacks a foolproof method. — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 If the seed is known, however, the sequence of numbers can be predicted—which is where RNG manipulation in Pokémon comes into play. — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026 Nearly 7 percent of the images examined showed signs of manipulation. — John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 25 Aug. 2026 For most Thai citizens, the selection of 200 new senators in 2024 through an arcane and untested self-nomination system barely registered, creating ample opportunity for manipulation. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026 George Orwell’s dystopian classic blends political and science fiction into a chilling panorama of high-level surveillance and manipulation. — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026 Duffy noted this method, which allows platforms to speed up the process of posting new event contracts, can make markets vulnerable to manipulation. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026 For Apple Music, this is just the latest policy shift as the company looks to address AI and the concerns of fraud and streaming manipulation that comes with it. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026

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Noun

The company currently has more than 500 open roles, including about 90 in sales, over 60 in AI research & engineering, and 47 in security.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Two of the contractors worked for Calista Brice, which provides construction, engineering, logistics and other services in remote areas.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of engineering

Noun

Another win was with a European car maker that replaced its next-gen Endpoint Detection and Response, legacy SIEM, and legacy vulnerability management product with an eight-figure net-new Falcon Flex.

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Florida is launching a new initiative to encourage more students to choose careers in emergency management, which the governor announced a week after a shakeup in leadership at the state’s Department of Emergency Management.

— Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of management

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Anil Thapa, a police inspector coordinating the handling of the bodies, said another 50 bodies were having DNA samples taken ahead of their likely burial Sunday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026
Park represents the Pacific Palisades, where residents have sharply criticized Bass over her handling of the Palisades fire, which destroyed thousands of homes and left 12 people dead.

— Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of handling

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Communities from Lansing, Michigan, to Pflugerville, Texas, are ending their relationship with Flock, largely over concerns regarding out-of-control surveillance, unwanted data sharing, high expenses, and reports of police abusing the tool.

— Cyrus Farivar, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
According to the sheriff's office, Awais used his property-management companies and his relationships with association board members to exert control over the organizations' operations and finances.

— Chelsea Jones, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of control

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Chip manufacturing, testing, and packaging require massive amounts of water, while data center operation and cooling depend on stable power and water supplies.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Following that crash, the FAA implemented permanent restrictions on helicopter operations around the airport.

— Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of operation

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Russian strikes in the Kyiv region damaged 14 warehouses, 16 private houses, three apartment buildings and 16 vehicles, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv regional military administration, said Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026
The ruling marks a victory for Anthropic in its monthslong legal battle against the administration over its push to impose guardrails on its powerful AI model Claude, which is used by the military.

— Joe Walsh, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of administration

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Structural inflation, fueled by government deficits, AI investments, low unemployment rates, growing trade barriers and energy disruptions, is reshaping the landscape for markets, according to Fidelity International.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
The healthcare industry's voluntary agreements appeal to voters who feel government regulation drives up costs and places unnecessary burdens on businesses, some supporters say.

— Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of government

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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
Extrapolating from salacious and rumor-filled ancient sources, the novel offers an inside scoop into the machinations of the first Roman imperial family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

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