Example Sentences

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In a notorious 2015 speech, Kovalchuk warned that the West was moving toward the creation of “servant humans”—controllable people with limited self-awareness and manipulated reproduction.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

One former worker says she felt cast members were "manipulated", even by the standards of reality TV.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

Superconducting circuits use metals cooled to near absolute zero; trapped ions are suspended in vacuums and manipulated by lasers.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Musk’s core disgruntlement was that the co-founders had manipulated him into donating millions of dollars and eventually turned OpenAI into a for-profit.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The secret to a successful group collaboration is a dynamic, responsive leader, and the key to being a good leader is acute observation and subtle manipulation—so subtle that no one knows they’re being manipulated.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman