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bad influence



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Describing a bad influence in his love life through a pop-infused corrido, “La Diabla” is ultimately what cemented him as a rising música Mexicana star.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2025

Then he told her he would no longer bring the kids to see her every weekend, claiming his mother called her a bad influence.

From BBC • May 17, 2024

You’re an adult and your desire to wear normal adult clothing and makeup is you being a normal 20-year-old, not you being a bad influence.

From Slate • Oct. 5, 2023

I like how Tim talks about yin and yang; Richard was a bad influence in my life, but he was a good influence on thousands of other people.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

I know you said that June is probably a bad influence, but you can’t really mean that, right?

From "P.S. I Miss You" by Jen Petro-Roy




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