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influential

[in-floo-en-shuhl] / ˌɪn fluˈɛn ʃəl /


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Dennis Bergkamp arrived at Arsenal after a difficult spell at Inter Milan and became one of the Premier League's most influential players.

From BBC Aug. 7, 2026

As AI becomes increasingly influential, journalism should strive for the same precision in describing these systems that it applies to reporting on medicine, economics or the law.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

The recognition followed years of fossil analysis, scientific publications, conference presentations, and his influential 2002 book about the giant crocodilian.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Despite this, over the past decade, he has quietly become one of the conservative legal movement’s most influential operators, making Paoletta an underrated political power in his own right.

From Slate Aug. 4, 2026

Meanwhile Lawrence, Teller, and Alvarez pitched in with appeals to the Pentagon and influential members of Congress.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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