influences

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His earliest musical influences were the swooning Motown singers of the ‘50s and ‘60s, including Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

Here, in five charts, we explain how Opec influences oil prices and what the UAE's departure could mean.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Larger studies will help confirm how effective the supplement is and clarify how it influences chemotherapy response.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

As a primary oil benchmark, its price influences everything from gasoline costs to corporate margins and central bank policy expectations.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

What if she’d been able to find a place to live outside of Oakland, where there weren’t so many bad influences?

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater