influences

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This is largely because exorcism as a modern practice has been shaped by evangelical influences: The overwhelming majority of exorcisms today are done by Pentecostals.

From Slate • Jun. 8, 2026

Western symphonic influences were rarely woven into the mainstream soundtrack.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The researchers plan to continue investigating how caffeine influences memory consolidation and memory retrieval.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

We do reflect the influences of birth order but, as the psychologist Judith Harris points out in The Nurture Assumption, only around our families.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell