under the influence of
idiom
: 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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Thompson was placed under arrest and transported to Troop L for processing where he was charged with operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol/drugs, driving the wrong way on a limited access highway, reckless driving and first-degree reckless endangerment.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
No arrests were made at the scene, Kuehn said, and there was no indication that the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the collision.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Records show, according to the lawsuit, that someone wrote in a medical intake form at the jail that Dukes appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Justin Sneed, the main witness against Glossip, admitted to being under the influence of methamphetamine at the time of the 1997 murder.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2025
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 28 Mar. 2025
No arrests were made at the scene, Kuehn said, and there was no indication that the driver was under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the collision.
—Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Records show, according to the lawsuit, that someone wrote in a medical intake form at the jail that Dukes appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
—Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 5 Mar. 2025
Justin Sneed, the main witness against Glossip, admitted to being under the influence of methamphetamine at the time of the 1997 murder.
—David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 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 15 Apr. 2025.
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