be influential

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And then there was the enigmatic instrumental duo Boards of Canada, who kept a low profile and almost never played live but whose records proved to be influential.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

"It's a great thing going forward for the environment and will be influential in helping take a lot of litter off the streets," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

His daughter plays flag football at Bellflower, so the Millers figure to be influential in the sports programs.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2025

In a presentencing report, a probation officer recommended to the judge that SBF get exactly 100 years, and those reports tend to be influential.

From Slate • Mar. 6, 2024

I shall believe it to be influential, when I can shut my eyes to the fact, that in England women are still occasionally—hanged.

From The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia by Lamb, Charles