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Recent Examples of factor Since then, political analysts and GOP strategists have pointed to Musk's increasingly polarizing image as a key factor in the loss. Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025 There are, obviously, data that can - that suggest that perhaps environmental factors may. CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025 For the few deaths that do happen, evacuation speed is not always a factor. Rascal Kemble-Curry, New York Daily News, 22 Mar. 2025 The inspiration to dance, or move, may be an important factor that goes further than just inducing the right kind of mood. Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 22 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for factor
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Noun
  • After John Kerry’s speech accepting the nomination for president, balloons were supposed to drop from the ceiling onto the delegates below.
    Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Sainz was spoken to by the FIA’s media delegate over his language on Friday morning in Bahrain ahead of opening practice at the Sakhir circuit.
    Luke Smith, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • One to look at in particular is the memory component of these graphics cards.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 19 Apr. 2025
  • The housing for people who meet certain income limits is a component added with input from the community, the presentation says.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Sellers can now choose whether to offer buyer agent compensation through MLS platforms—a change that has already begun reshaping how homes are bought and sold across the country.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Now, with the company’s rejuvenated push into artificial intelligence and AI agents, Apple is combining these interests to redesign and rethink the way that consumers approach their healthcare needs.
    Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.D., Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • After the Entrada, there are traces of Teotihuacan’s presence all over Tikal, from royal burials in a necropolis to distinctly Mexican architecture mixed with Maya elements in a complex of residential and ceremonial buildings near the heart of the city.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 10 Apr. 2025
  • On the other hand, there are elements of youth and inexperience that can only be felt in my shows in the past, perhaps my fans can find entertainment in my growth as well.
    Billboard Japan, Billboard, 10 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Newsweek reached out to Perry's representative via email for comment on Monday.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Merriam-Webster defines dialogue as (among other things) a conversation between two or more persons; an exchange of ideas and opinions; a discussion between representatives of parties to a conflict that is aimed at resolution.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Every ingredient chosen for the supplement is backed by scientific research to help support better sleep.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The team at Clementine Sleepwear explains that through a Micellar Molecular Delivery System, these skin loving ingredients are activated upon contact with skin.
    Bianca Salonga, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Shelley Webb is a supervising deputy in the criminal division of the City Attorney’s Office.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
  • Two men were killed in a shooting near West Palm Beach on Saturday afternoon, deputies said.
    Angie DiMichele, Sun Sentinel, 12 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The members of the group who survived (Spencer Lord, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, and Danny Ramirez) have gathered to mourn their fallen companions and make new plans, possibly involving a new sanctuary in Seattle.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The rebuilding franchise traded captain Brad Marchand last month at the trad deadline, dealing the last remaining member of its sixth championship team in 2011.
    Larry Lage, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factor. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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