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impact

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




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The impact of heatwaves is two-fold for bumblebees.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

Its data excludes spending by foreign travelers, so the total economic impact of World Cup-related tourism isn’t yet clear.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

Learn how the strict limits impact tuition, college costs and low-income students.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

Companies talk a lot about AI, but just a handful have produced an impact that lands on the financial statement.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

Part of me still expected to ram face-first into solid rock, and I closed my eyes in anticipation of impact.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

The massive computing power could make it easier to monitor the impacts of climate change over time and make more accurate predictions going forward.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

His worries about how it might affect his young family and his home value had grown into concerns about environmental impacts and the opaque approval process.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

Xerox upped the pressure on HP for months until the pandemic prompted it to abandon the pursuit, citing economic and health impacts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

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

As you can see, the Taurus has been pushed up onto the sidewalk by the force of the multiple impacts.

From "Things Not Seen" by Andrew Clements

The latest duties will not apply to energy, potash and goods already impacted by sector-specific tariffs.

From Barron's Jul. 20, 2026

When DeepSeek was launched, it suddenly impacted American AI companies profoundly because of the apparent cost benefits.

From MarketWatch Jul. 20, 2026

How is your family holding up, and how has the trial and conviction impacted you and your family personally?

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

"Being impacted by such a rare, distant projectile really underscores how unlucky the dinosaurs were," says Dr. Claeys.

From Science Daily Jul. 19, 2026

An impacted welter of metal and brickwork and timber so thick that it’s hard to believe twenty men could get through.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

"There is some evidence of these considerations impacting the approach."

From BBC Jul. 15, 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

Supply and manpower constraints stemming from the pandemic, alongside competition for materials and talent from the defense sector are impacting new aircraft deliveries, the analyst says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 6, 2026

However Yuda and Komori both warned that the tougher measures were impacting "small restaurant owners" and "young entrepreneurs", as well as the system's abusers.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Along the way, we'd work to hold the business community accountable for its decision making around issues impacting children's health.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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