impinge

Example Sentences

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Instead the impinging electrons release “virtual” photons, so called because they scarcely exist at all: these photons are reabsorbed by the quarks almost as fast as they are emitted.

From Scientific American

“It didn’t impinge on Obama at all that we had a campaign. The only reasons not to announce would be you are not sure you wanted to announce.”

From Washington Post

Opponents of the conversion therapy ban argued that it would impinge on religious freedom and the ability of families to seek counseling for children who they say need help sorting out their sexual identities.

From Seattle Times

The scrapping of the popular processions is the latest example of how a war that the Kremlin still describes as a "special military operation" is impinging on the everyday lives of ordinary Russians.

From Reuters

This can be done without impinging Second Amendment rights.

From Washington Post