impact
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The rate hike aims to counter persistent inflation and ease the impact of a weak yen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The ongoing review will also look into the impact of the team's permanent Kansas City base during the tournament.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Meanwhile, the Dodgers’s two big deadline acquisitions didn’t make nearly the impact they were expected to.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Some investors initially worried such efforts would have an impact on AI infrastructure spending.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
Autumn sits up on the other side of the room; my felled backpack must’ve sent a vibration through the floor on impact.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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"Many Palauans are not against the US military, nor the projects, there just needs to be better communication and discussion around the potential impacts," said Ngiraingas, who organised the meeting.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
CVL was pessimistic about the local economic impacts of the merger, which it said would place 4,495 direct film and television job-years at risk between 2027 and 2030.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Boeing tells the BBC it is "taking steps to mitigate any potential impacts", describing the shortfall in production as an "industry-wide" situation.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
“These can have very significant impacts because of food insecurity.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
In recent years a growing number of researchers has argued that Indian societies there had enormous environmental impacts.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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Lineage worked with neighbors affected by the blaze, interacting with almost all of the hundreds of directly impacted households, he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
“If AI slows down, at some point that could reduce the demand for AI compute and the most impacted would be neoclouds, especially ones with leverage,” Luria said, referring to AI computing power.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
“The August 5 outage temporarily impacted the National Information Center’s public website,” a Fed spokesperson said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
"Bracken sprouts almost immediately because its rhizomes sit deep in the soil, so the burn layer wouldn't maybe have impacted those" she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
I crossed my arms, refusing to be impacted.
From "The Marrow Thieves" by Cherie Dimaline
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It said that although many were unaware of the repercussions, gold panning could lead to prosecution and sentencing "where it risks disturbing spawning fish and impacting river habitats".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
An environmental impact assessment found that the dredging in nearby Malakal Harbour -- expected to start this year -- will cause the loss of 4.26 hectares of coral, impacting endangered turtles, fish and dugong.
From Barron's ● Sep. 16, 2026
This restriction is impacting her upcoming Wyoming and Montana shows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
Dwindling global refinery capacity is threatening to turn what started as a Middle East oil-supply crisis into a more complex global oil headache impacting gasoline, diesel and other fuels.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“You’re wasting your limited time and energy hating Danny Devon. It is not impacting Danny Devon in the slightest. You’re only harming your soul and your happiness.”
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
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