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

More than 200 pieces trace the history of this aspect of his career and the way it influenced his most iconic work.

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

These changes in vegetation influenced the animals that ate the plants and the carnivores that ate the vegetarians.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari