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impact

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




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"Extreme weather is now the new normal – and without action, the impact on the people of this country will be unimaginably grave," he said.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

Executives said the change is having a positive impact on the company’s financial results.

From MarketWatch Aug. 5, 2026

“Is it going to impact the people that work there right now?”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

Space-trackers like Bill Gray knew it would be tough to observe evidence of the impact from Earth.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Jonathan turned his head enough to peer out; he saw the redwood branches quivering from the impact.

From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret

“Tariff impacts and the Middle East conflict continued to be mentioned by respondents, but much less frequently than in prior reports,” said Steve Miller, chair of the ISM Services Business Survey Committee.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Robin Milton a livestock farmer on Exmoor said: "From my own perspective I'm quite ambivalent. There's no direct impacts on me on the moment. But there's been problems reported."

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Buried in Oz’s announcement were the real impacts on enrollees.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

Extensive peer-reviewed science has used sophisticated techniques to quantify the impacts of pollution reductions and account for related uncertainty.

From Slate Aug. 2, 2026

Our soundscapes have tremendous physical and cognitive impacts on us.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

To restore goodwill, Bilt said it would deposit 2,500 Bilt rewards points to affected customers for their inconvenience, and offered to work directly with those impacted.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

The governor declared a state of emergency in the first days of the disaster, sending thousands of N95 masks and air purifiers to Boyle Heights aimed at helping residents impacted by the unhealthy conditions.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 4, 2026

“Core inflation away from the fast-moving segments that are impacted by energy have been very quiescent, and I think we are going to continue to see that,” Bessent said.

From MarketWatch Aug. 4, 2026

He added: "Given the event's profile, which as anticipated, resulted in an approximate $30m loss, our margins at UFC as well as on a consolidated basis were meaningfully impacted."

From BBC Aug. 4, 2026

Rather than normal meal kits, most of the food was cubed protein bar material, which would still be edible even if Iris failed to deploy its tumble balloons and impacted at incredible speed.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir

The heatwave impacting parts of the UK this week continues into Tuesday with a risk of thunderstorms in some parts.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

"But we've really got to think about the fact that our water usage is directly impacting the flow in our rivers and directly impacting fish and other wildlife's survival."

From BBC Jul. 22, 2026

Some buyers are hesitant to shop around because they’re worried about multiple “hard” credit pulls impacting their credit ratings.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

“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

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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