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The earliest known use of influence in English referred to a flowing power coming from what?

influence

[in-floo-uhns] / ˈɪn flu əns /




Usage

What are other ways to say influence? Influence is a personal and unofficial power derived from deference of others to one's character, ability, or station; it may be exerted unconsciously or may operate through persuasion: to have influence over one's friends. Authority is a power or right, usually because of rank or office, to issue commands and to punish for violations: to have authority over subordinates. Control is either power or influence applied to the complete and successful direction or manipulation of persons or things: to be in control of a project. 

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When you’re dreaming up a runway collection, do you have a specific cast of people in mind who influence the designs — real people, imagined characters or figures from your own life and imagination?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

But Mull’s highly accomplished work on canvas, held by some very esteemed institutions, shows the influence of people like Robert Rauschenberg and Anselm Kiefer and combines surrealism with subtle social commentary.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

To investigate how cannabinoids influence fear and anxiety, researchers exposed mice to a threatening smell derived from fox urine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Even if the war and the oil situation stabilized, Della Fave said, "I wouldn't expect the yields to dramatically reduce, to be honest, because of this influence of the AI debt situation."

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

They spent more than an hour at the intersection of Fox Run and Mink, where Ridge said he had first rematerialized, hoping the proximity would influence the EGG.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

"It's not something we don't discuss. Of course we have to discuss it, but it's not like that influences the discussions in the room and decisions that come out," he insisted.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Scientists have increasingly studied whether this metabolic shift influences other areas of health, including cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

The rate on the 10-year Treasury is closely watched, as it influences the cost of trillions of dollars in borrowing for consumers, companies and the U.S. government.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

WSJ spoke with Foley about her influences, how she approached the project and what it was like to get the signoff from Christie’s estate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

A holistic approach not only includes children’s cognitive development, but their musical environment and cultural influences.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

The new findings reopen questions about whether the environmental conditions associated with Snowball Earth influenced the origin and early evolution of animal life.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

The broadcaster said he had spent time in Syria, raising concerns he may have been influenced by radical groups there.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

It should work on autopilot, avoiding rash decisions that can be influenced by scary or exciting headlines.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The bond market is typically heavily influenced by slow-moving macroeconomic trends, LeBas pointed out.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

We were trained in the army for ten weeks and in this time more profoundly influenced than by ten years at school.

From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque

Instead, the researchers reshape the surrounding vacuum environment, providing a noncontact method for influencing a quantum state of matter.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

The choice of cathode material, or how the electrolyte – which separates cathode and anode – is formulated are key details influencing the performance and longevity of sodium ion batteries.

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

Isabel Wang explained how the global oil market has become the most important factor influencing the stock and bond markets.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

But budget pressure on consumers, whose economic sentiment remains low, is influencing how marketers are spending.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

Even the wealthiest men, influencing the far-off London exchanges and local commerce alike, provided no inspiration.

From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead




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