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You need to believe that you can wield control over your choices and resist outside forces that try to influence you.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

Since “The Oprah Winfrey Show” ended in 2011, Winfrey has continued to wield influence in fields including publishing, politics and business.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026

Parties like Reform and Restore will be very aware of the potential power that activists like Thomas and Robinson can now wield with their large social media followings.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

It’s fair to note that large public corporations can wield considerable political influence on their own behalf.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Even in regular years, the tributes from Districts 1, 2, and 4 show up able to wield spears and swords.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

In the popular imagination, a Viking is tall, broad-shouldered man who wields a sword, and might have a modern haircut like a skin fade or lots of tattoos.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

The network’s legal department now clearly wields a veto over its newsroom and primetime opinion stars.

From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026

While the UAW’s active membership today is less than a third of its 1970s peak, it still wields influence across the car industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026

Although the Akal Takht has no constitutional authority over elected governments, it wields immense religious influence among Sikhs.

From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026

Silence might be a tool, but it doesn’t look like one he wields comfortably.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed

He wielded significant sway over the direction of the firm for nearly two decades and oversaw a more than 600-person team.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

Cuellar identified the man who allegedly wielded the machete as Cornell Richardson, 32.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026

All this shapeshifting gives few clues about what Butler has been pursuing all these years, aside from power itself, which he has apparently wielded in the person of Gabbard.

From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026

His eldest brother, singer-playwright Paavalar Varadharajan, performed at Communist Party events in the 1950s, when the party wielded significant influence in the region.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

“I really, for real, hate you....I can’t believe you just wielded your wand.”

From "Odd One Out" by Nic Stone

“Agency” is wielding power and autonomy in choosing how to live; “belonging” is forging social ties with others; and “cause” is serving a higher purpose.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

That would be the choice of David Ellison, Paramount’s boss, pure and simple, which makes it more likely that he’s wielding the relocation option for leverage in settlement talks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

He appears in a video with two ministry officials, one wielding a clipboard, at SeaWorld.

From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026

Today, in the age of artificial intelligence and with millions of people wielding cameras on their phones, the accuracy and transparency of published images are not necessarily guaranteed, Marazzi said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Not a hundred yards away, a huge creature was wading through a hayfield wielding a pair of gigantic scythes.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull