influence
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Still, with a buyout looming over the company’s head and its largest investor grumbling, it’s hard to see cost-cutting measures as entirely free from the influence of private equity firms.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
“Thus, the prices of gas, which you see posted on the side of the road almost every day, can have a stronger influence on how consumers view the rest of the economy overall.”
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Financials account for just over half of the S&P GCC Composite Domestic Index, giving the sector an outsized influence on regional equity performance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The office of the First Lady Melania Trump, which planned the event, said the dinner menu would showcase "American ingredients with subtle Chinese influence".
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
The two youngest sisters progressed from bouncing apples to fooling the world under Leah’s influence.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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It helps drive stellar winds, influences how massive stars evolve and plays an important role in the processes leading to their eventual supernova explosions.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
WSJ spoke with Foley about her influences, how she approached the project and what it was like to get the signoff from Christie’s estate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
"I think we're forced to feel more American simply by the influences that we have," Stainton added.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Wedekind and Kafka would seem to be bigger influences than Beckett and Ionesco.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Over the centuries that followed, there were two key influences on the way rhetoric developed: Christianity and the written word.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
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Here are five charts and tables demonstrating rising prices influenced Americans’ budgets:
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Your Miss Marple was influenced by your own grandmother.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Looks and physical attractiveness have influenced American politics since the widespread adoption of television, and Ossoff isn’t the first or the only political candidate the internet has thirsted over.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
Intriguingly it might be influenced, at least to some extent, by your ancestry.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The trajectories of so many people had influenced hers along the way: Dorothy Vaughan and the women of West Computing.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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While many of them appear to be extensive and organised, it is hard to determine how widely they have spread or how significant a role they have played in actually influencing people.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Access to electricity is increasingly influencing development timelines, site selection and project viability in Japan, the rating company says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Isabel Wang explained how the global oil market has become the most important factor influencing the stock and bond markets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
The second bill aims to bar private investors from influencing a case — for example, telling a lawyer how many clients to take on or when to settle — in lawsuits they fund.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Perhaps Gaia was whispering in Octavian’s ear, influencing his decisions subconsciously.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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