influential
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British artist David Hockney, who has died aged 88, was one of the most influential artists of the modern era.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Researchers also found that these influential genetic sequences emerged before modern humans and Neanderthals split from a common ancestor, pushing the origins of language-related biology further back in time than previously recognized.
From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026
British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential and defining figures in contemporary art whose paintings captured the world in brilliant colour, has died aged 88, his publicist announced Friday.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
Infantino, 56, whose World Cup kicks off Thursday in Mexico City, has made it a specialty of his to court the planet’s most influential power brokers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
There were diplomats and all sorts of influential people.
From "A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier" by Ishmael Beah
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