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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The sentencing of Karen Huger, star of Bravo’s Real Housewives of Potomac, who, in December 2024, was found guilty of crashing her car while under the influence of alcohol in March of that year.
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
Ed’s monstrous behavior under the influence of cortisone shatters the veneer of middle-class gentility to reveal the fault lines repressed beneath it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
In a complaint obtained by PEOPLE, Suarez alleged that King held her hostage in his hotel room while under the influence of alcohol on July 3, 2022, during the filming of Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 4.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Conway was under the influence of of alcohol at the time of the crash, with a blood alcohol level of .490, according to court documents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
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Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2025
Ed’s monstrous behavior under the influence of cortisone shatters the veneer of middle-class gentility to reveal the fault lines repressed beneath it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2025
In a complaint obtained by PEOPLE, Suarez alleged that King held her hostage in his hotel room while under the influence of alcohol on July 3, 2022, during the filming of Below Deck Sailing Yacht season 4.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Conway was under the influence of of alcohol at the time of the crash, with a blood alcohol level of .490, according to court documents.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Under the influence of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/under%20the%20influence%20of. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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