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Meanings of pull wires in English

Catalan
manipular
Spanish
manipular

Influence or control shrewdly or deviously.

manipular
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Examples for "manipulate"
Examples for "manipulate"
1
They are trying to manipulate the result of the elections, al-Fadil said.
Reuters
2
I'm not sure it's possible to manipulate someone with candor and truth.
Changes
3
Since few people bet on politics, it's easy to manipulate the market.
The Guardian
4
Or you could get really serious, and start to manipulate the statistics.
Bad science
5
Nothing beats wielding the power to create and manipulate your own images.
Wired
1
He had foreseen no need to pull strings once the engagement began.
Surrender to the will of the night
2
I'll call MI-6 and have the FBI pull strings with Scotland Yard.
A Bloody Storm
3
He lacked family, especially kinfolk who could pull strings in business or politics.
The irish devil
4
There are faceless puppetmasters who pull strings and manipulate the purity of justice.
Sex, drugs, and cocoa puffs
5
You're asking me to pull strings I don't have the juice to pull.
Back on murder
Usage of pull wires in English
1
You little sewer rats pull wires and think you run it.
The Big-Town Round-Up
2
Once in New York, I can pull wires, if need be.
The Desert of Wheat
3
He may lay pipes and pull wires, seeming for a little to succeed.
The Call of the Twentieth Century, an Address to Young Men
4
But I am glad it is coming-eventhough some one does pull wires to bring it to you.
The House of Toys
5
He can't hamper himself by marriage with an impecunious musician who isn't able to pull wires and help him on.
The Moon out of Reach
6
Neil has got to stand the gaff for what he's done, but I'll pull wires to get his punishment made light.
Bucky O'Connor: A Tale of the Unfenced Border
7
I thought it wouldn't be a bad idea to stay away from Bancroft Road for a while and try to pull wires from a distance:
Kathleen
8
He can not get good men and true information by pulling wires in London.
The Ivory Trail
9
After the war Van Sweller pulled wires, and O'Roon was made a mounted policeman.
Rolling Stones
10
Anyway, Ruthie, I'll write her at once and tell her to begin pulling wires.
Ruth Fielding in the Great Northwest; Or, The Indian Girl Star o...
11
Meanwhile I'll get busy pulling wires at once.
Broken to the Plow / A Novel
12
We've got our applications for leave in, and some influential friends pulling wires to help us through.
Air Service Boys over the Atlantic; Or, The Longest Flight on Re...
13
Thus again Fate pulled wires, or Providence.
The Trumpeter Swan
14
You can't make millions without pulling wires.
At the Sign of the Eagle
15
Or perhaps Sally pulled wires.
Space Platform
16
He is always pulling wires, as they say; but those at the other end are not sensitive to the touch.
Half a Rogue
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Translations for pull wires
Catalan
manipular
Spanish
manipular