Thesaurus results for MANIPULATION

manipulation

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Recent Examples of manipulation RoboParty is also expanding PartyOS to cover areas including humanoid locomotion, perception, whole-body manipulation and autonomous robot intelligence. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026 Former president Dilma Rousseff, who succeeded Lula in 2010, was impeached in 2016, having been accused of budget manipulation. — Chloe Taylor,thomas Da Graca Barlow, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026 But the seemingly harmless weekend turns into a game of manipulation, and power games. — Annika Pham, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026 Audit Models Regularly Regularly check how models work, their resilience to data manipulation and information leaks. — Eleonora Liapina, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The comic tension embodies Cassavetes’ approach to the entire film, which involved some not-so-subtle manipulation of his actors behind the scenes. — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 23 Sep. 2026 Yet the cast elevates the film, especially Wever, whose producer is so casually good at the kind of manipulation her job requires. — ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

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Noun

The biomimetic strategy marries engineering and aesthetics; by echoing the spider lily’s radial symmetry, architect Adrian Smith and engineer Bill Baker created a form that is both beautiful and structurally efficient.

— Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
The motor is inspired by aerospace engineering, spinning at 125,000rpm to generate exceptionally strong suction power.

— Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of engineering

Noun

While some financial advisors have asset minimums, others may charge one-time, hourly or monthly fees rather than a percentage for assets under management.

— Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
That’s because bank stocks are particularly difficult to forecast, given that their performance depends heavily on macro factors rather than information that management might have about the company.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of management

Noun

Polls show Americans increasingly blame Trump for the high cost of gasoline and groceries, with just 17% approving of his handling of inflation.

— Melissa Goldin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
By 2022, Lula narrowly beat Bolsonaro amid criticism of Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic and fears for the country’s democracy.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of handling

Noun

Badly injured, Captain Machchhar somehow opened the cockpit door, allowing passengers to overpower al-Hammami, and two off-duty pilots to take control of the plane and land it in Saudi Arabia.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
In recent years, business has also benefited from factors outside the company’s control, like a country music resurgence boosting the sale of acoustic guitars and Taylor Swift inspiring more young women to take up the instrument.

— Phil Wahba, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of control

Noun

In Kremenchuk, in the Poltava region, two people were killed and seven injured, said Vitalii Diakivnych, head of the regional military administration, and a rescue operation was continuing.

— SAMYA KULLAB, Arkansas Online, 8 Oct. 2026
Shamil Zhumatov | Reuters Russian internet giant Yandex suspended operations at one of its key data centers on Thursday after a drone strike as Ukraine continues to target the country's infrastructure.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of operation

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Her body was found while clearing rubble and fighting a fire at the site, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration, said Friday.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
With many in the party pushing for investigations of potential malfeasance by the administration, party leaders will face tough choices about consequences if those probes do turn up wrongdoing.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of administration

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The technology that investors and governments are counting on to lift the global economy is also adding pressure that threatens growth, the head of the International Monetary Fund said, urging policymakers to stop delaying painful choices on debt.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
The government that came soon after brought it all to a screeching, heavily consequential halt.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of government

Noun

And the recording that exposed their machinations ultimately destroyed the type of ethnic politicking that made the careers of too many self-serving power grabbers, including this quartet.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
The safety and dignity of more than two million civilians cannot continue to be held hostage to the decisions of Hamas, much less the machinations of internal Israeli politics.

— KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026

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