influence
Usage
Example Sentences
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The Fed can’t influence technological advancements or how those advancements spread throughout the economy.
From Barron's
"They are very intent on trying to win the soft influence battle to try and persuade politicians to go easy on them."
From BBC
As in ancient Athens, those most vocal about the need to protect children from corrupting influences insist that such drastic measures constitute a defense of rather than an attack on democratic values and social cohesion.
California’s existing ethics rules prohibit officials from having a financial interest in any governmental decision that they make, influence or participate in.
From the first notes of its new single “Specter” — a brooding vocal workout for Sebastian that ended on pulverizing riffs — Bad Omens used cutting-edge tools and underground influence to elicit arena-rock catharsis.
From Los Angeles Times
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