Example Sentences

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The unprecedented move thrust the little-known political district into the spotlight, handing its electorate of roughly 77,000 people an outsized say in influencing Starmer's fate.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

She fears she'll be out of work and her future in the influencing industry will be undermined – as well as her ability to support herself through university.

From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026

Illinois lawmakers approved a bill to prevent private-equity firms from influencing law firms, as more states consider limits on buyout deals in the legal field.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

His sense of story and sonics began influencing Hollywood as early as the silent era and has never ceased.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 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