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The father may counter that she has manipulated the children against him - termed parental alienation.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2024

A kill notification from AP read: “At closer inspection it appears that the source has manipulated the image.”

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2024

A collaborative group of researchers has manipulated the behavior of light as if it were under the influence of gravity.

From Science Daily • Oct. 16, 2023

“She has manipulated the Prosecutor’s office, prosecuting those of us who have worked to fight against impunity and corruption,” Aifán said.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022

Still it exists, as the same quantity of matter, with unchanged qualities as to its essence, and will exist when Nature has manipulated it in all her laboratories for a billion ages.

From The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life by Alger, William Rounseville