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English word

impact

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UK /ˈɪmpækt/US /ˈɪmpækt/
noun

the powerful effect that something has on somebody/something

verb

to have an effect on somebody/something

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I had a belief when I was in grad school that I had a very short window to really make something that had an impact.

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