influences

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The country’s intelligence agency blamed anti-China influences from abroad for stoking youth disillusionment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Every one of those choices influences portfolio exposures and investor outcomes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

Although previous research has linked high-fat diets to a greater risk of PDAC, scientists have struggled to identify exactly how dietary fat influences the disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026

A few days after the interview, she sent over an exhaustive list of influences of writers, films, podcasts and other miscellany she might have mentioned or left out.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

There are many biological influences of psychological traits such as cognitive ability, conscientiousness, impulsivity, and risk aversion.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker