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A landlocked country still widely associated with a horrific genocide in 1994, Rwanda has used sports to revamp its image, attract tourists and impress investors with its organisational efficiency.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

It was the title character in Misty Green, the new movie written and directed by comedian Chris Rock, and Eleazar wanted to impress.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

Trying to impress the announced crowd of 75,500, which was as raucous as Riley remembered hearing in his four-plus seasons in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The point of the date is to get to know the person better, not to attempt to impress them with how much you can afford to spend.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

"Probably to impress you. I don't think he read it himself."

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse

More significant, musically, it was orchestral pop with multiple movements; chord changes that might have impressed both Paul McCartney and Claude Debussy; and an obscurely poetic paean to lost love.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Konsa is an imposing figure, quick across the ground, and his aggression in challenges has impressed supporters.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

The new forecasts show SoFi’s optimism, though the company hasn’t impressed investors this year.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

Now seeing Williams every day, Redick has come away even more impressed by the 25-year-old’s character and leadership qualities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026

They were obviously impressed with my performance as they talked quietly.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney

SoFi’s early 2027 forecast is impressing Wall Street.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

SoFi’s early 2027 forecast is impressing Wall Street after a tough stretch for the stock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

He was unexpectedly handed his debut in a 1-0 friendly win against New Zealand, impressing in a second-half cameo and becoming the fifth youngest player to represent the Three Lions.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

As the company achieves notable growth — sales more than doubled in the latest quarter — it’s also impressing Wall Street with its profit performance.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026

I just love impressing the most popular boy in our class!

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez

Nicholas.—We have disposed of our brother, his Prussian Majesty, who appeared to be imprest by the apprehension that a portion of his dominions was in jeopardy.

From The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, August, 1851 by Various

If I had been going into a real engagement I could not have been more deeply imprest by the importance of the occasion.

From The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index by Henry Cabot Lodge

I know of no other use of the word "imprest" as a substantive; and though we see "debenture" often enough in railway reports, I cannot perceive the analogy between its meanings in the two cases.

From Notes and Queries, Number 33, June 15, 1850 by Various

This is that Henry IV., whose scene at Canossa with the Pope—Kaiser of the Holy Roman Empire waiting three days in the snow to kiss the foot of excommunicative Gregory—has imprest itself on all memories.

From Seeing Europe with Famous Authors, Volume 5 Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Switzerland, Part 1 by Francis W. (Francis Whiting) Halsey

Remember only, that upon him, whose appearance thou shalt assume, thine shall be imprest, till thou restorest his own.

From Almoran and Hamet by John Hawkesworth