influences

Example Sentences

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El Nino -- a natural climate cycle phase -- influences global weather and increases the likelihood of drought, heavy rainfall and other climate extremes.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Yet for all its global influences, Reble's work remains deeply tied to Meghalaya.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

That’s because the 2-year Treasury yield usually doesn’t sit above the Fed’s short-term target range, a rate that influences overall borrowing conditions.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

Video games like “Half-Life,” “Portal” and “Minecraft” were foundational influences for Parsons, who first started filming videos as a child using his parents’ tablets and cellphones.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

He had barricaded the most fragile of his convictions—that purely hereditary influences could explain such patterns of accomplishment—from any scientific challenge.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee