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impact

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




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Another concern is the soaring price of fertilisers and its impact on production of potatoes and oil seeds.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

"There's a possibility they might see an impact flash if a meteor hits the dark side but it would have to be a pretty big one," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

His analysis of 6.6 million academic papers found that mixed-gender teams produced work that was substantially more novel and had a higher impact than same-gender teams of an equivalent size.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Few economic reports so far have captured the Iran conflict’s impact on the broader economy beyond rising gas and fuel prices.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 5, 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