under the influence
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In contrast, general relativity describes time as something that can stretch and bend under the influence of mass and energy.
From Science Daily • May 3, 2026
WMO scientific officer John Kennedy said global weather is still under the influence of La Nina, a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that cools surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026
Still under the influence of the propaganda she had absorbed as a child, she had not then grasped the degree of Mao’s cruelty and cynicism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026
In the wake of Storm Benjamin, the UK will come under the influence of a brisk northerly wind, which could reach gale force at times along eastern counties on Saturday.
From BBC • Oct. 24, 2025
Was she, always so receptive to a deep priestly voice, coming under the influence of Fard’s disembodied one?
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
