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impact

[im-pakt, im-pakt] / ˈɪm pækt, ɪmˈpækt /




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Catalogs have long had a formative impact on would-be consumers, offering a sense of aspiration on behalf of a future self, or a peek into the pasts of their loved ones.

From Salon Jul. 18, 2026

Although the lunar evidence pointed to an impact surge, researchers still needed to identify a realistic event in the asteroid belt that could have produced it.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

“If the price of diesel is increasing, that’s going to get reflected through into goods. It’s going to have an impact on inflation,” Smith said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

As more Americans take GLP-1s for weight loss, many are learning that the drugs can impact more than just appetites.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

The next impact brought pieces of coral raining down on us.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

However, the timing of the bombardment overlaps with a period of widespread cooling and major biological changes, raising the possibility that the impacts affected the planet's environment.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

“We just haven’t seen those impacts yet,” he said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 18, 2026

The impacts have been far-reaching, with a thick blanket of smoke spreading across US states, from Minnesota and Michigan to Pennsylvania, Ohio and New York.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

Bell Potter says the higher costs were driven by lower grades, weaker sales volumes, higher diesel costs and accounting impacts of the integration of maiden copper production from the new Jericho mine.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

If the Moon is so severely cratered by impacts, how has the Earth avoided them?

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Federal officials warned against eating shredded iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell in the impacted five states.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

The operations of the plant “and the safety of our water deliveries from the Colorado River Aqueduct” have not been impacted, Kimitch said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 16, 2026

The Japanese government stepped in, selling dollars to buy yen, a shift that was further impacted by a weak U.S.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

And while the pandemic was seen as a boon for many in the video game industry, Steranka says the initial strict lockdowns "impacted Pokémon Go probably more than any other game out there".

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

One of my teammates gets frantic about a painfully impacted wisdom tooth and keeps making calls from our houses to try to locate a source of free dental care.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

“Overall, we expect investors will worry about the component cost impact on margins along with the mix impact i.e. lower U.S. revenue impacting margins into 2H.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 14, 2026

“The NBA league office informed us that as a result of the ongoing investigation involving the Clippers, we would assume the risk of any potential outcome of the investigation impacting Kawhi,” the Raptors said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 9, 2026

It has been extended for a third consecutive day for the first time, impacting millions of people in London and parts of south-eastern England until 21:00 on Friday.

From BBC Jun. 25, 2026

The reconstitution takes place after the close on Friday, impacting the $12 trillion in assets benchmarked or invested in products based on Russell indexes.

From MarketWatch Jun. 25, 2026

There is another insidious way in which the power of our devices to capture attention could be impacting daily life.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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