manipulate
verb (used with object)
to manage or influence skillfully, especially in an unfair manner.
Used to describe an action that will be fully completed or achieved by a specific point in the future.
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As Stottlemyre said: “There’s going to be a highlight reel of ways guys will have manipulated the system.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 19, 2018