nonfactor
noun
non·fac·tor
ˌnän-ˈfak-tər 
: something or someone that is not a factor
especially
: something or someone that does not actively contribute to the production of a result
The passing game suffered most as the wide receivers were mostly nonfactors. —
Chris Dempsey
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Slumping Juan Soto remained a nonfactor offensively, but the Padres nonetheless had weapons up and down their order in the likes of Fernando Tatis Jr., Manny Machado, Xander Bogaerts, Nelson Cruz and Jake Cronenworth.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
But that was at the much-lower Football Championship Subdivision level, where NIL is a relative nonfactor, collectives are scarce and media attention is minimal.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2023
But once the team went through it, the clock became a nonfactor.
—Adam Elder, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2023
Perhaps even more forward-looking for the future of the scene as a whole is the general pricing of these new restaurants: Since the pandemic has made fine dining, let alone dining it at all, a nonfactor, menus have been shaped to fit the budgets and logistical limitations of takeout and delivery.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 18 Aug. 2020
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Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2023
But that was at the much-lower Football Championship Subdivision level, where NIL is a relative nonfactor, collectives are scarce and media attention is minimal.
—Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 8 Mar. 2023
But once the team went through it, the clock became a nonfactor.
—Adam Elder, New York Times, 4 Mar. 2023
Perhaps even more forward-looking for the future of the scene as a whole is the general pricing of these new restaurants: Since the pandemic has made fine dining, let alone dining it at all, a nonfactor, menus have been shaped to fit the budgets and logistical limitations of takeout and delivery.
—Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 18 Aug. 2020
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“Nonfactor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfactor. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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