influence
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The object’s classification as a sednoid also means the gravitational influence of Neptune has little to no effect on it.
From Science Daily • Jun. 9, 2026
The US leader's influence could be less clear-cut this time around, however.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The alarm about “60 Minutes” is a quaint throwback to an era when it exercised an outsize influence on the minds of the American public.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Anthropic and OpenAI will join SpaceX at the US mega-corp top table – exerting hitherto unseen power and influence across the globe and unprecedented dominion over its citizens if its champions are to be believed.
From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026
Pilots and navigators, many of them already experienced flight instructors, were all sure that the famous Marina Raskova might be able to influence the highest levels of government in a way that they could not.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
Vocabulary lists containing influence
Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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The Watsons Go to Birmingham
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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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