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
Independent expenditures by groups that lobby at the state Capitol can be influential in legislative races, but are not directly controlled by candidates.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2024
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
Conditions and circumstances which in a few generations effect desirable changes in horses will assuredly be influential in respect of the physique and stamina and moralities of man.
From Tropic Days by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
