influence
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Example Sentences
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It worked to “disrupt, deter and degrade foreign adversaries’ ability to interfere with and influence how U.S. citizens vote and how those votes are counted.”
From Salon • May 21, 2026
A health issue that causes only moderate cognitive effects in men could potentially have a much stronger influence on women's brain health.
From Science Daily • May 20, 2026
Finding inspiration everywhere, from fashion photography to Harajuku Girls, Gordon-Crozier especially emphasizes filmmaker Michel Gondry’s influence.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
Spain's former Socialist prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has been placed under investigation for influence peddling and crimes allegedly committed in connection with the bailout of a small airline, a court said Tuesday.
From Barron's • May 19, 2026
Adèle, who appeared to be still under the influence of a most solemnising impression, sat down, without a word, on the footstool I pointed out to her.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing influence
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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