influenced

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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

And the archival footage from “The Verdict” shows the extent to which fandom and media frenzy influenced the proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The history of writing illustrates strikingly the similar ways in which geography and ecology influenced the spread of human inventions.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond