influence
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Example Sentences
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To address this, the researchers used Bayesian spatio-phylogenetic analyses, which account for both shared ancestry and geographic influence.
From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026
“But at the same time, you have to start somewhere, and I’m hoping this can be a positive influence for the community.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026
The next major milestone is expected overnight Sunday into Monday, at which point the astronauts will enter the "lunar sphere of influence," where the Moon's gravity will have stronger pull on the spacecraft than Earth's.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
And Karp understood the influence of names in making his company and his employees work the way he wanted.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 4, 2026
There may have been—there must have been—influences, both subtle and apparent, working in their several ways to induce her to do this; but the most obvious was the influence of Adèle Ratignolle.
From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
