- present participle of impact.
impacting
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Kelvin waves are totally natural, forming throughout the year from warming ocean water and usually not impacting coastlines by a noticeable amount.
From Salon ● Oct. 22, 2026
"Our third-quarter results will include a non-tax-deductible charge of $1.2 billion impacting net income by approximately 17 cents per share," the bank said in an emailed statement.
From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026
Character.ai has been among AI companies that have faced more scrutiny over how chatbots are impacting young people’s mental health.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
For example, smoke from fires is another problem impacting wine production that is often undetectable early in the production processes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
The erosion in interstellar space—chiefly cosmic rays and impacting dust grains—is so slow that the information on the record will last a billion years.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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