has been influencing
- present perfect progressive of influence (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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“For even longer, Bill has been influencing American discourse — one politically incorrect joke at a time.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026
Although most diabetes medications do not target the brain, this research shows that metformin has been influencing brain pathways all along.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 25, 2026
But also the surveillance state, particularly the situation in Xinjiang, has been influencing policy in a way that’s really interesting.
From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2022
“I think it is because the spirit of our heroes has been influencing our next generation.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
Germany has been influencing our set designers ever since Brecht's Berliner Ensemble changed the face of British theatre in the 1950s.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 20, 2011
