influential
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Earlier this year, the influential 62-year-old celebrated 30 years at the BBC - including on 1Xtra - where he has championed black music on the UK.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026
Numerous Black elected officials have campaigned and served as surrogates for him, including influential Black Democrats Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis and state Sen. Royce West of Dallas.
From Salon • Jun. 25, 2026
Those restoration efforts became influential models for similar work at archaeological sites elsewhere.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
Homer and Leibowitz wrote “Inside the Yield Book: New Tools for Bond Market Strategy,” an influential book first published in 1972.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026
These examples illustrate the broad range of questions concerning cultural idiosyncrasies, unrelated to environment and initially of little significance, that might evolve into influential and long-lasting cultural features.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
Vocabulary lists containing influential
Very Necessary: Synonyms for "Important"
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