- present participle of influence.
influencing
Example Sentences
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The second bill aims to bar private investors from influencing a case — for example, telling a lawyer how many clients to take on or when to settle — in lawsuits they fund.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Plus, chefs and plumbers are taking up influencing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere may already be influencing human biology.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 15, 2026
Energy markets and oil prices also play an important role in influencing the COLA.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 12, 2026
If heredity too had a universal natural law, then it was likely influencing the genesis of peas as much as the genesis of humans.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
