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influential

[in-floo-en-shuhl] / ˌɪn fluˈɛn ʃəl /


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The role puts Ives in one more influential orbit; Altman is among the AI industry’s most influential executives.

From Barron's

Today, Sondheim ranks as the most influential figure in musical theater since the advent of Rodgers and Hammerstein.

From The Wall Street Journal

But he sure makes the strongest case for being the most malevolent, influential force there, a malignancy that poisons everything he touches.

From Los Angeles Times

The Catholic Church, which supports regularization, remains influential in conservative Spanish politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

The sudden death of an influential leader has left a political vacuum in India's richest state.

From BBC