- present participle of inform.
informing
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Whether the added punctuation has the effect the author imagines, she’s not wrong to point out that editorial decisions, once made, tend “to stick, informing how future readers will interpret a story or character.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Simms added that he and his wife received texts and photos from Shanahan’s wife, Mandy, informing him that “Kyle’s been a part of some horrible accident.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
The media cited Australian foreign ministry letters sent to the families of the two citizens killed, informing them that Laos would charge the operator of the Tiger brand of alcohol with operating illegally.
From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026
Nearly three years later Mahrang's family received a phone call informing them that his body had been found in Lasbela district, in the south of the province.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Lawrence responded to the summons by informing Compton, as a fait accompli, that he would be introducing a new participant to the technical roundtable: Robert Oppenheimer.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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