Example Sentences

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The impending SpaceX IPO, potentially valuing the company at $2 trillion, is influencing other space stock valuations.

From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026

While researchers say more study is needed, these results provide additional evidence that the beverage is influencing human biology in measurable ways.

From Science Daily • May 30, 2026

In particular, this is influencing how less affluent consumers spend their money.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 10, 2025

All of this is influencing the way avian flu spreads across the world.

From Salon • Jan. 12, 2025

“And yet you’ve always said it is beneath the dignity of a Titan to fight a mere mortal. I wonder if your mortal host is influencing you, weakening your judgment.”

From "The Last Olympian" by Rick Riordan