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impact

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




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Dring said the sticking point for many big games publishers may still be the subscription model, due to the impact it could have on traditional sales "where there is significantly more revenue".

From BBC Jul. 23, 2026

Much of Imax’s earnings call focused on the impact of the film, which is based on ancient Greek poet Homer’s epic.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Should they be implemented as planned on Aug. 19, the impact would shave about 0.2 percentage points from Canada’s level of GDP in 2027, Oxford says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

Refn, 55, got on a video call this week while in L.A. to talk about the unlikely impact of “Drive” and some of its more unexpected influences.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2026

The impact sends ripples and rainbow-colored feedback through a silent image of Kylo Ren.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

This is where the impacts could start to matter.

From MarketWatch Jul. 23, 2026

Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority is still investigating the merger’s impacts.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 22, 2026

One of the impacts of this is that small nuances of driving can have a disproportionately large impact on energy availability.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“Even with adaptive and flexible implementation, significant negative supply and price impacts are a certainty,” the ministers wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

The orbits of the present planets are the orbits of the survivors of this collisional natural selection, the stable middle age of a solar system dominated by early catastrophic impacts.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

He noted the recent quarter was hurt by unusually adverse conditions, as discrete headwinds impacted the majority of the company’s end markets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

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

From injuries to transfers, here is how the World Cup has impacted your Premier League team.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

And at the same moment, Celia remains certain, something was put in motion that impacted the entire circus and everyone within it once that fire was lit.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

"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

Once Abel’s debts and his terrible business decisions started impacting my mother’s credit and her ability to support her sons, she wanted out.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah




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