influence
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A towering influence on jazz’s postwar evolution and a prolific composer of songs that became jazz standards, Mr. Rollins was seldom satisfied with his performances.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
Its notoriously long waiting lists - often stretching across decades - became part of city folklore, while critics saw the club as a symbol of influence shaped by personal networks and family legacy.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Maalouf: For me, as a trumpet player, of course, the musical influence; space, phrasing, silence, we can talk about this for hours.
From Los Angeles Times • May 25, 2026
Because that study was conducted in animals, the findings cannot be directly applied to people, but they add to the broader evidence that oral bacteria can influence the nitrate pathway.
From Science Daily • May 25, 2026
Adèle, who appeared to be still under the influence of a most solemnising impression, sat down, without a word, on the footstool I pointed out to her.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
Vocabulary lists containing influence
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