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impact

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




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That is a multi-year rate of expansion last seen in the years before the crisis of 2008 and 2009, and testament to the scale of the U.S.-focused investment boom’s impact on the global economy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

"Theaker's former colleagues, and the force, have all been left shocked and disgusted by his actions and the long-term impact they have had on his victim."

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

These are life skills that go beyond comedy, and, since opening the Crow, she has seen the positive, and often life-changing, impact on youth in her camp — over and over again.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Unlike higher gas prices, which hurt almost everyone, higher borrowing costs have a mixed impact — especially for older Americans.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

They swing a little from the impact of our fall, occasionally colliding into one another.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

The heat released from the warm Pacific Ocean into the atmosphere impacts weather patterns around the globe.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Walczak was commissioned by the Florida Housing Coalition, an affordable-housing organization, to analyze the impacts of Amendment 3 on renters.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

The lunar surface is exposed to intense temperature changes, harmful ionizing radiation, and frequent impacts from tiny space rocks.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026

Gov. Gavin Newsom last month declared a state of emergency, saying he wanted to mobilize state resources to “prepare for El Niño’s anticipated impacts, like strong storms and coastal flooding.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

On 29 January 2016, at 1:39 UT, the Jürgen Eichman impacts the Mediterranean Sea.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

“Not all 17 players who passed me were using performance enhancers—but some were. I take the conversation seriously, because it’s impacted my legacy and the legacies of many others.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“And some of those areas have already been impacted by the coastal flooding events and are really vulnerable, without much beach left.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Albanian authorities did not respond to AFP questions on how the pollution has impacted people's health in Elbasan.

From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026

"However, we don't believe that any payment-card information or account passwords have been impacted," it added.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Twice already Bernd has begged Volkheimer to try one on the impacted mess of the stairwell, to see if they can blast their way out.

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

It also acts as a direct point of contact for serving personnel so they can raise problems that are impacting their lives and their ability to serve.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Local scientist Rajneel Singh said climate change was already impacting the waters that have long sustained Tuvalu's population of 10,600.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

C-suite quote: “It is impacting our third quarter wholesale, but I’m very optimistic,” Ford CEO Jim Farley told reporters Wednesday on the sidelines of a company event in Detroit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

"Higher interest rates, rising costs of construction and other issues are impacting the viability and delivery of new housing and big redevelopment projects," says Steve Norris, a director at Lambert Smith Hampton.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

The erosion in interstellar space—chiefly cosmic rays and impacting dust grains—is so slow that the information on the record will last a billion years.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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