Thesaurus results for MANIPULATION

manipulation

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Recent Examples of manipulation Being collaborative, open, and flexible differentiates this type of communication from manipulation or bullying. — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The difference, said Kornhaber, is Charli’s commitment to autonomy and her public manipulation of her own image. — Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 24 July 2026 Parental alienation is a dynamic that occurs when a child refuses to have a relationship with a parent due to manipulation by the other parent, such as by conveying of exaggerated or false information, as Psychology Today explains. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 Unlike LLMs like ChatGPT, which can parse the virtually boundless internet, robots need manipulation data collected in the real physical world, which is costly and difficult to scale. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 July 2026 The team generated 100 evaluation scenes covering four manipulation tasks. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026 People are flooding their comment sections from afar with questions, condolences and claims of AI manipulation. — Rachel Treisman, NPR, 22 July 2026 The model enables real-time omni-modal interaction, reasoning, dialogue, and whole-body mobile manipulation in a single system. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026 Polymarket and Kalshi both prohibit any type of market manipulation. — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026

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Noun

Monos is among our editors' all-time favorite luggage brands, thanks to its clean, minimalist aesthetic and clever engineering.

— Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2026
The company is expanding its engineering workforce in Andover, Massachusetts, to support the SPY-6 program, with positions available for new graduates, experienced engineers and veterans.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026

Definition of engineering

Noun

The property is now run by Uncommon Hospitality, the management company owned by Tony and Nate.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 July 2026
Benjamin Greger, the former finance director for Mogul Vision, Burke’s management company, estimated that Burke generated more than $10 million in gross income between 2023 and 2025.

— Madeline Morrison, NBC news, 22 July 2026

Definition of management

Noun

Founded in 1992 and now part of Next Yacht Group, AB Yachts has established its reputation through a range of open yachts created around speed, handling, and a close connection to the water.

— Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 26 July 2026
Critics have suggested Engelbert be fired for her handling of the league's controversies this season and in recent years.

— Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 26 July 2026

Definition of handling

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Massive forest fires have forced the evacuation of some 200,000 people in southwestern France and central Spain, with residents fleeing towns near Madrid and Bordeaux on Friday as flames raged out of control.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
The Wildcats managed just two free throw makes in the entire Elam segment while KU took control of the contest.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2026

Definition of control

Noun

Thanks to aggressive American anti-drug operations and cooperation from Mexico, scores of top-level cartel figures have been sent to US custody in the past two years.

— Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The suit alleges those employees knew the warehouse constructed on the property in 2022 would be used for fireworks storage and operations but did not enforce applicable safety and environmental requirements.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 25 July 2026

Definition of operation

Noun

The administration turned to a temporary 10% across-the-board tariff on most trading partners, but on Friday those expired.

— Christine Romans, NBC news, 25 July 2026
Now protesters are using that same platform to mock his administration, ridicule pro-government television news coverage, transform confrontation with police into viral content and seize control of the online narrative.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

Definition of administration

Noun

The Obama administration designated Haiti for TPS in January 2010 after an earthquake killed 316,000 people, as reported by the Haitian government.

— Jay Weaver July 22, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
The federal government is giving $1,000 to children born between 2025 and 2028.

— Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of government

Noun

But Margaret and Alice’s quick-witted machinations provide the basis for a merry outing at the theater.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
As much as the hero of Homer’s tale could blame Poseidon’s and Zeus’ machinations for delaying his journey, the movie Odysseus can only look inward.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 17 July 2026

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