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The jury was not swayed by this argument.

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But Riyadh continues to wield outsize sway over oil prices through its command of OPEC, which controls up to 40% of the world’s oil output.

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But they have limited sway over the group’s armed wing, which remains in the enclave.

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The Kremlin’s new official guns-for-hire military force, the Africa Corps, has failed to replicate the financial success and political sway once held by Russia’s private Wagner Group mercenary outfit.

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Tesla’s shareholder base is one reason the proxy advisory firms don’t have as much sway.

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