under the influence of
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: being affected by
She was under the influence of drugs.
The satellite came under the influence of the planet's gravitational pull.
under the influence of a foreign government
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During these inspections, officers often find other violations of the law, including boating under the influence of alcohol.
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Silver was arrested on charges of operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance, improper use of registration plates, traveling unreasonably fast and improper rear lamps.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
White dwarfs are born when stars with sun-like masses exhaust their fuel supplies needed for nuclear fusion reactions within their cores and thereby collapse under the influence of their own gravity.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
No recent movie reflects so substantially the aesthetic of Antonioni, evoking a world under the influence of mass media.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
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David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
Silver was arrested on charges of operating under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, operating an unregistered motor vehicle, operating a motor vehicle without minimum insurance, improper use of registration plates, traveling unreasonably fast and improper rear lamps.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2025
White dwarfs are born when stars with sun-like masses exhaust their fuel supplies needed for nuclear fusion reactions within their cores and thereby collapse under the influence of their own gravity.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
No recent movie reflects so substantially the aesthetic of Antonioni, evoking a world under the influence of mass media.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 23 Jan. 2025
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