swayed

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In one email, Burnham said a donations cap "would guard against the perception of any one party being unduly influenced or swayed by one person or organisation".

From BBC • Jul. 3, 2026

Regan also swayed investors with what Cialdini calls “social proof,” namedropping influential-sounding people or institutions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

When Congress first created the FTC in the 1910s, it recognized that the agency’s mandates of protecting consumers and fighting monopolies should not be overly swayed by partisan politics.

From Slate • Jun. 29, 2026

In practice, that means that the Dow is heavily swayed by members with higher prices, like Goldman Sachs and Caterpillar.

From Barron's • Jun. 24, 2026

Her hair swayed down her back in a mesmerizing kind of way, which of course he didn’t care about either.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan