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Adjective
His theories have become more influential in recent years.
My parents have been the most influential people in my life.
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Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2017
The pattern began in the Russian leader’s earliest days, when Boris A. Berezovsky, an oligarch influential in Mr. Putin’s rise, ran afoul of him and fled, treated for years as a public enemy before his death in Britain in 2013 under murky circumstances.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
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Adjective
The nation’s most influential newspaper has essentially anointed Newsom as the leader of resistance to Trump, which is not a bad start on a 2028 campaign for the presidency, especially now that Vice President Kamala Harris is out of the way — if, indeed, that’s Newsom’s unstated ambition.
—Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
Related Articles Elias: ‘California Forever’ ballot measure could’ve been hugely influential
Elias: California’s Nov. 5 ballot not lacking for consequential issues
One thing that’s for sure is Newsom will not have much influence over the race to replace him.
—Thomas Elias, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Noun
To secure support from the elders and influentials, potential parliamentarians were reputed to have paid tens of thousands of dollars for a vote.
—Vanda Felbab-Brown, Foreign Affairs, 20 Feb. 2017
The pattern began in the Russian leader’s earliest days, when Boris A. Berezovsky, an oligarch influential in Mr. Putin’s rise, ran afoul of him and fled, treated for years as a public enemy before his death in Britain in 2013 under murky circumstances.
—Paul Sonne, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2023
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“Influential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/influential. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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