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His theories have become more influential in recent years.
My parents have been the most influential people in my life.
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In addition to San Pablo, tenant groups led by the influential Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment are also coordinating signature gathering pushes in Redwood City, Pittsburg and Larkspur.—Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024 Less than a week after the arrests of more than 100 protesters at Columbia, administrators at some of the country’s most influential universities were struggling, and largely failing, to calm campuses torn by the conflict in Gaza and Israel.—Alan Blinder, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for influential
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