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impact

[im-pakt, im-pakt] / ˈɪm pækt, ɪmˈpækt /




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Under Maine’s bill, the state government would create a council to examine the impact of large data centers on the state and ratepayers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

She has also been teaching emergency departments across the world about the large impact space travel can have on an astronaut's body, including the immune and cardiovascular systems.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The IMF has developed three scenarios for the impact of the war on global markets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

"For us, Wadagni represents a new generation of leadership, less about rhetoric and more about impact," Fayomi added.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

I can only watch as the monkey falls about twenty feet into the river, the impact creating a modest bloop in the blue-brown water that sloshes beneath the dock.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer




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