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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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Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
His path from student to master has been influential and inspiring, a testament to his unwavering dedication.
—Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
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Adjective
Baring-Gould, who had fifteen children and kept a tame bat, wrote more than a thousand literary works, including some thirty novels, a biography of Napoleon, and an influential study of werewolves.
—Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
His path from student to master has been influential and inspiring, a testament to his unwavering dedication.
—Kansas City Star, 3 May 2024
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“Influential.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/influential. Accessed 8 May. 2024.
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