- present participle of influence.
influencing
Example Sentences
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Instead, the researchers reshape the surrounding vacuum environment, providing a noncontact method for influencing a quantum state of matter.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026
Will Barnett, head of recruiting for a Bay Area startup, swears he still speaks like a human but finds AI-use is influencing his communications over Slack and email.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
While many of them appear to be extensive and organised, it is hard to determine how widely they have spread or how significant a role they have played in actually influencing people.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Isabel Wang explained how the global oil market has become the most important factor influencing the stock and bond markets.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Piper looked up at the clouds and wondered if her mother, Aphrodite, was somehow influencing him.
From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan
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