Example Sentences
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Rather than treating obesity simply as the result of poor choices, the country's new law recognises it as a chronic disease influenced by biology, environment and social circumstances.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
It was a personal matter that never came up in class, but almost certainly influenced her passion for her work and her teaching.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026
Among some 7,000 estranged parents surveyed in April a third believed their child’s therapist influenced the decision to end the relationship.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
“There was nothing about politics that influenced any of that.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026
He was also reading Friedrich Nietzsche at this time and was influenced by such books as The Anti-Christ and Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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