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as in plotted
to engage in a secret plan to accomplish evil or unlawful ends a trio of courtiers who were discovered to be machinating against the queen
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as in negotiated
to plan out usually with subtle skill or care the hackers machinated a way to steal credit numbers from the company's Web site
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Authorities say the teen carefully plotted the shooting at his Barrow County high school, including allegedly leaving a notebook with handwritten instructions detailing the steps to prepare for the violence and a diagram of his classroom.—
Dan Raby, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s spy chief, who is accused of having plotted a coup attempt to keep his boss in power.— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 14 Apr. 2026
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The one modern exception came during the 50-50 Senate of 2021-2022, and only because both parties had negotiated a power-sharing agreement that altered the rules by mutual consent.— Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Last month, Foster negotiated a new three-year, $33 million extension for the Green Bay Packers’ Sean Rhyan, a Southern California native and UCLA product.— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Apr. 2026
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Material World is a weekly roundup of innovations and ideas within the materials sector, covering what’s changing in how fashion is made, scaled or engineered from emerging biomaterials and alternative leathers to sustainable substitutes and future-proof fibers.— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Food was not something engineered.— Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
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The price of Celsius crypto would go up, but it was being manipulated by those in charge, all as a way to get ordinary citizens to invest.— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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Figures show crime was already on the decline before, although those figures are being investigated after claims arose against local police that they may have been manipulated.— Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
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Shuttle services have been arranged to transport journalists between the media center and a hotel in the city’s main shopping mall.— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
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Shipping can always be arranged—at a price.— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Apr. 2026
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New quarterback Anthony Colandrea brings a degree of swag that is not contrived.— Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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The entire deal felt cheesy and contrived.— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2026
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“Machinated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/machinated. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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