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as in to exploit
to control or take advantage of by artful, unfair, or insidious means
the con man would slyly manipulate the emotions of his marks in order to win their sympathy and trust
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as in to manage
to deal with (something) usually skillfully or efficiently
spin doctors manipulating the data to make it seem more favorable to their preferred candidates
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as in to negotiate
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care
manipulated the schedule of presidential primaries so that the choice of the party elders would win the nomination
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Recent Examples of manipulate
Parallel parking requires manipulating a large, heavy, expensive thing into a tight space, close to other large, heavy, expensive things—and mistakes are costly.
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Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
Maddison’s runs behind are usually complemented by an opposite movement from Tottenham’s centre-forward to manipulate the opponent’s defensive line.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
However, the rise of adversarial AI has heightened the risk of data poisoning, where malicious threat actors manipulate data to mislead LLMs, potentially leading to flawed business decisions.
—Shane Buckley, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Directed by Curtis Hanson, the original watches as Peyton infiltrates the lives of the Bartel family after experiencing personal and professional ruin, slowly gaining their trust while manipulating them from within.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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Aarian Marshall, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
Maddison’s runs behind are usually complemented by an opposite movement from Tottenham’s centre-forward to manipulate the opponent’s defensive line.
—Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
However, the rise of adversarial AI has heightened the risk of data poisoning, where malicious threat actors manipulate data to mislead LLMs, potentially leading to flawed business decisions.
—Shane Buckley, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Directed by Curtis Hanson, the original watches as Peyton infiltrates the lives of the Bartel family after experiencing personal and professional ruin, slowly gaining their trust while manipulating them from within.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024
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The cyber attack, using these previously unknown security vulnerabilities, exploited both the Mozilla Firefox web browser and Windows itself in order to install a backdoor capable of executing commands and downloading further malware onto the target computer.Davey Winder, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Just like cults, marketers exploit vulnerabilities, create in-groups and out-groups and play on emotions to drive behavior.Dr. Mara Einstein, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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His podcast with son and managing partner and pollster Jeremy Zogby can be heard here.Paul Bedard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Dec. 2024
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But each of these fears can be acknowledged and managed.Cepee Tabibian, Contributor, CNBC, 7 Dec. 2024
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This year, the union affiliated with the Teamsters, although Amazon has so far declined to negotiate a contract.Steve Dollar, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
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Zelensky told Sky News that Russian President Vladimir Putin was not ready to negotiate, however.Hanna Ziady, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024
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Nearly seven in 10 people were deceived into buying counterfeit products online at least once, according to research from Michigan State University in 2023.Medora Lee, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
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For his part, Higginbotham pleaded guilty to conspiracy to deceive U.S. banks about millions of dollars in foreign lobbying funds and was sentenced to three months’ probation.Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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The actual animal welfare and public health disaster is often handled with the callousness and obfuscation emblematic of an industry that profits from separating mothers from their babies to sell cows’ milk to misguided human consumers.Crystal Heath and Gene Baur, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
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According to The New York Times, the sale of the Carnegie Hill apartment is being handled by the couple’s children on behalf of Woodward, 94, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2007.Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Dudamel had arranged for the orchestra, whose members are 10 to 17, to begin a U.S. tour at Walt Disney Concert Hall.Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Everett arranges the resulting fragments into a grim picture: The folksy charm of Jim, Huck Finn’s loyal traveling companion on the run from slavery, is replaced with the devilish wit of James, a serious, erudite man making tough choices in deadly situations.The Atlantic, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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Here’s what experts had to say about the new study and how the U.S. can address breast cancer disparities between Black and white women.Elizabeth Yuko, Health, 30 Nov. 2024
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Enterprises must address these issues to deploy AI effectively and ethically.Taarini Kaur Dang, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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It’s made from a combination of solid pine and engineered wood and is finished with a versatile herringbone-style front that can adapt to any interior design style.Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024
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While the coolers and drinkware are best known, Yeti’s camping gear is as meticulously designed and engineered.Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Manipulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manipulate. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.
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