influenced

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However, there analysis could not prove a direct link between smacking and the results, as other factors might have influenced a child's life over the research period.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Crucially, all specimens came from wild populations, meaning their tooth wear could not have been influenced by toothbrushes, soft drinks or processed foods.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

The result was a two-day chip slide that on Friday dragged South Korea’s benchmark Kospi—heavily influenced by Samsung and SK Hynix—down more than 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

Whether that happened is debatable; what is not is that “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” also influenced him, manifesting in the lyrics’ repeated invitation to “Take a ride in the sky/On our ship, fantasize.”

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

Along with promises made by the agents of the northern factory owners, thousands of African Americans were influenced in their decision to migrate by the black press.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler