influential
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While the idea was influential, it remained unproven because carbenes were known to be too unstable, especially in water, to capture or study.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2026
Bini will indeed make history when its members take the Mojave stage on Friday at 4:15 p.m., becoming the first group from their country to perform at the world’s most influential music festival.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
I don’t think we know the answer to that, but one of the reasons why the OLC is so influential is its opinions are sort of treated as binding within the executive branch.
From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026
This was taken at my first major championship in 1984 and turned into a hugely influential picture.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The most influential rhetorical handbook between the ages of Cicero and Shakespeare, however, Ad Herennium, gives us six parts, which is the scheme I propose to adopt.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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