- present participle of contribute.
contributing
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The company’s cloud business growth continued to accelerate, contributing to a higher profit and easing jitters over potential returns from the AI build-out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
Also contributing to the slowdown in hiring was a cycle of interest-rate increases by the Federal Reserve starting in 2022.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026
Some of that oxygen could then be released, potentially contributing to chemical reactions that increase the oxidation of the upper mantle, Earth's crust, and eventually the atmosphere.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026
Burch accused Weber of “knowingly” contributing the illegal marijuana deal and clarified that the anchor and Taylor had no professional or personal ties beyond matters of co-parenting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Haymitch finally joins us, contributing twenty-three years of tributes he was forced to mentor.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
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