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influence

[in-floo-uhns] / ˈɪn flu əns /




Usage

What are other ways to say influence? Influence is a personal and unofficial power derived from deference of others to one's character, ability, or station; it may be exerted unconsciously or may operate through persuasion: to have influence over one's friends. Authority is a power or right, usually because of rank or office, to issue commands and to punish for violations: to have authority over subordinates. Control is either power or influence applied to the complete and successful direction or manipulation of persons or things: to be in control of a project. 

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The main inputs that influence affordability had been heading in the right direction until recently.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

Because that study was conducted in animals, the findings cannot be directly applied to people, but they add to the broader evidence that oral bacteria can influence the nitrate pathway.

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

If your friend’s mother has signed legal documents, she must have been of sound mind at the time and done so without undue influence.

From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026

Still possessor of the biggest-selling jazz record in history, “Kind of Blue,” Davis casts a huge influence over the whole music world for his uncompromising artistic vision, constant evolution, style and more.

From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026

Germany was competing with its neighbors for trade, influence, and colonies overseas.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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