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prepossesses

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present tense third-person singular of prepossess

as in influences

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influences

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And that advisory panel, which influences state and insurance vaccine policies, is caught in a court battle.

— Lauran Neergaard, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Visual design influences the meaning of these interactions before every word has been fully processed.

— Goran Paun, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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