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"The combined impact of these two forces is highly uneven across the world."

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

A Polymarket spokesperson said people “trade on outcomes of real-world events including legal, political and economic developments. These markets do not impact the outcomes—they reflect what market participants collectively believe will happen.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

When Frances hands Jeff documents that confirm Facebook knows all about Instagram’s negative impact on teenagers, she urges him, “Get it out there, before they start marketing Instagram Kids.”

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

Construction of a massive Google data centre in the Indian city of Visakhapatnam has been met with resistance from residents who fear the impact on the environment and their lives.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

I close my eyes and wait for impact.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

"Poverty, insecurity and the growing impacts of climate change drive many to undertake this journey, despite mounting instability across the Middle East," the IOM said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

“With an event of this magnitude, the chances of experiencing impacts consistent with El Niño are larger, though not guaranteed,” the Climate Prediction Center said Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

"We encourage people to be aware of the impacts of drought and use a little less water to speed up the recovery from drought."

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

We don’t live in a vacuum and the company we keep impacts how we see ourselves and our decisions.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

When used as a verb, this word impacts me the wrong way.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Redistricting had impacted the home Greene-Placentia shared with her husband, so she found another place to stay within Arizona’s 8th Congressional District.

From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2026

Meanwhile, the most sensitive sectors such as agriculture, and funds for regional development were the least impacted with reductions of only three percent.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

David Ruisard, pricing manager for commodities intelligence firm Argus says the ongoing Russian war with Ukraine has also impacted oil supplies, contributing to higher fuel prices.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Not all 17 players who passed me were using performance enhancers—but some were. I take the conversation seriously, because it’s impacted my legacy and the legacies of many others.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“I think you’re right to keep the list of impacted parties pretty broad. Given the number of people, we’ll organize a conference, which will allow for the bigger group.”

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

In Japan, meanwhile, around 20 companies have said their data may have been compromised in a spate of similar cyberattacks potentially impacting millions of customers.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026

It also acts as a direct point of contact for serving personnel so they can raise problems that are impacting their lives and their ability to serve.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The teams she now leads will want a plan for how they can make such deep cuts without impacting the quality of what they do.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

As The Times first reported in January 2025, west Altadena evacuation alerts came “as the fire approached and, in some cases, after it had already begun impacting the area,” the report found.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Maybe for Dad, publishing a book his father would hate was worth it, because of all the people it’s impacting.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison