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What does under the influence mean?

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Adverb
  1. (idiomatic) Intoxicated, inebriated, or otherwise stupefied by an ingested mind-altering substance, typically alcohol; drunk.
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It was imposed in June last year for dangerous driving under the influence of drugs and could count against her in future sentencing.
What about the callousness and lowness of driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of drugs in sufficient quantity soon to prove fatal?
An extra complication is the large number of drawings in his oeuvre that were done under the influence of hallucinogens, especially mescaline.
He says he refused to visit him because he has probably already come under the influence of the Anglo-Indians there.
Motorists driving under the influence of drugs are being targeted in a new poster campaign.
News and commentary have never been more interesting and diverse than they are today under the influence of independent media.

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