under the influence

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In contrast, general relativity describes time as something that can stretch and bend under the influence of mass and energy.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

A California state senator alleges that police officers fabricated evidence to falsely accuse her of driving under the influence after she was T-boned at an intersection near the state Capitol.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

WMO scientific officer John Kennedy said global weather is still under the influence of La Nina, a naturally occurring climate phenomenon that cools surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

There, he experienced a profound personal crisis and, under the influence of Ambrose, the powerful bishop of Milan, converted to Christianity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

He came under the influence of a Maskil in Odessa and went away to France where he became a great mathematician and taught in a university.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok