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noun

manipulation

CEFR C1

exerting shrewd or devious influence especially for one's own advantage

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Six example sentences with manipulation, each labelled with its topic.

  • Guilt trips are manipulation dressed as affection, and therapists teach clients to name the tactic out loud.

    Psychology

  • Regulators fined the trader for manipulation after he placed orders he never intended to fill.

    Finance

  • The committee called the leaked memo manipulation, since it fed reporters a timeline the author knew was false.

    Politics

  • Trading partners accused the central bank of currency manipulation, holding the exchange rate low to keep exports cheap abroad.

    Economics

  • The platform removed hundreds of listings after finding manipulation of reviews, with sellers paying strangers for five stars.

    Business

  • The contract was voided for manipulation, since the salesman had hidden the fee schedule until the signature page.

    Law

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