influences
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This internal timing system influences when the body feels awake or sleepy over each roughly 24-hour cycle.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 26, 2026
Yet despite those differences, some viewers still believe Love Island influences how people think about dating.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
For its 15th anniversary, ‘Drive’ director Nicolas Winding Refn looks back on working with Ryan Gosling, shooting in L.A. and some surprising influences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
In her early songs, her singing rarely rose above a whisper, suggesting the quieter and more conversational mode sometimes deployed by two of her other influences, Lorde and Lana Del Rey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
He instructs Felicia to perform a rubbing ritual to cleanse herself of negative influences.
From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García
