influence
Usage
Example Sentences
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“Their stories, their lives, their power, their curves, it all influenced me,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
But it has changed the voting rules for the 2026 contest to limit the influence of governments on the results.
From BBC
More recent studies have shown that physical factors such as tissue stiffness also influence how cells behave.
From Science Daily
The team also compared climate patterns with historical agricultural data to understand how moderate drought conditions influence food production.
From Science Daily
It hosts vital British military bases and acts as an intelligence, surveillance, and logistics hub in countering Iranian influence and proxy attacks.
From Los Angeles Times
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