Example Sentences
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Influences come in from all over—jazz included—and yet its sound is the band’s alone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
Influences: In 1996, Chung saw the original “Twister” in a theater.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
Florida’s claim to being the strangest state goes back much further, said Craig Pittman, a Florida journalist who wrote the book “Oh, Florida! How America’s Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2024
The study, which began in 2013, has been extended and will continue to track the children as part of the National Institutes of Health's ongoing National Environmental Influences on Child Health Outcomes initiative.
From Scientific American • Sep. 22, 2023
Physical Nature Influences Social Order.—Not only is civilization primarily based upon the physical powers and resources of nature, but the quality of social order is determined thereby.
From History of Human Society by Blackmar, Frank W. (Frank Wilson)
