influence
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China, which buys oil from Iran and has influence over it, said as recently as May that “normal and safe passage” through the strait should be restored.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
With multiple retirement accounts, a home sale, a change in residency and future RMDs all in play, the decisions you make today will influence one another for years to come.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 8, 2026
The protests have left behind a youth movement with millions of followers online, but that does not guarantee lasting political influence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 8, 2026
Infantino insisted it was a decision taken by an independent body over which no-one could have an influence.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The peace delegation he dispatched to France so single-handedly negotiated a treaty ending the “quasi-war,” but the good news arrived too late to influence the election.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
He used to make spaghetti Bolognese with cumin and coriander in it, so Western and Italian cuisine with Indian influences is comforting to me.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
"Manipulating posture implicitly through environmental constraints influences mood and risk-taking behaviour," by Soren Wainio-Theberge and Jorge Armony, was published in the British Journal of Psychology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Now some marketers are saying she doesn’t need to win more friends before she influences people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Her earliest boxing influences were her uncles, Sandeep Singh and Parvinder Singh.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
“Do you think Anna and her mom are bad influences on me?”
From "Because of Mr. Terupt" by Rob Buyea
Its development is influenced by a combination of genetics, changes in immune function, and environmental exposures.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
“On the other side, this fits his messaging, which is that he doesn’t want to be unduly influenced by wealth.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
Police previously said they suspected social media could have influenced the boy.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Lee says Carl Jung’s explorations of a person’s darker urges, hidden side and projection directly influenced the writing, especially when confronting those aspects in Lee himself.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
After that brief look at Polynesia’s varying environments, let’s now see how that variation influenced Polynesian societies.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
And what began as a way to understand relationships is increasingly influencing how people navigate them.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
All these paths to influencing the Constitution are vital to our ability to function as a self-governing republic of equal citizens.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
Scientists say a brewing "super" El Nino in the equatorial Pacific could also be influencing the heat dome.
From Barron's ● Jul. 14, 2026
Beyond influencing how people respond to snake encounters, the researchers say the myth has also affected how rattlesnakes are treated.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 10, 2026
Related to these factors affecting diffusion within continents is a third set of factors influencing diffusion between continents, which may also help build up a local pool of domesticates and technology.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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