impact
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Abbott’s pause is designed to give regulators time to study the impact of the centers and minimize community disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
Stuart McCarthy-Thompson, who works at the Avon Wildlife Trust, said the impact has been "devastating".
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But the impact was shortlived with long-term borrowing costs bouncing back up a day later.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
“He brought energy, humor, warmth and a strong sense of purpose to his work, and his impact was felt far beyond the stations he led.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
He crashed through the roof of Georgiou's, shattering all the windows as it buckled under the impact.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
Scientists agree climate change increases El Nino's impacts.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
The darker streaks contain surface dust and rocks that have been altered over long periods by solar wind, galactic cosmic rays, and impacts from micrometeorites.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026
This can have real-world impacts on patient care.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026
“In performing his music again, 70 years later, these artists are interpreting how his work impacts the music we have today.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Even as archaeologists try to work out how the area’s first inhabitants reshaped their physical environment, other scientists are beginning to trace out their impacts in its genetic heritage.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
He claims I’ve never been impacted by a load on my mutual funds, but I’m suspicious.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026
The latest figures put the death toll from floods at 100, with 10 districts and 456 villages affected and about 140,000 people impacted.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
"They don't listen or involve the community or the people who are going to be directly impacted," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
The seismic event heavily impacted the country’s third-largest city, Cali, which lies near the Pacific Coast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
Rather than normal meal kits, most of the food was cubed protein bar material, which would still be edible even if Iris failed to deploy its tumble balloons and impacted at incredible speed.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
The country’s largest bank filed six layoff notices between February and July, impacting nearly 800 employees in Texas, New Jersey, and California.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
"I think AI is impacting traditional trades in a way that is actually going to benefit us," King said.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Meanwhile, U.S. fertilizer companies are competing with China’s bottomless checkbook, impacting investor upside.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 1, 2026
Uber announced 41 layoffs across three San Francisco offices, impacting remote employees as well.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Maybe for Dad, publishing a book his father would hate was worth it, because of all the people it’s impacting.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
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