Examples of X factor in a Sentence
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For many in human resources, AI remains a big X factor.
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Graham Glass, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
There are, of course, unpredictable X factors in a race where the Republican front-runner is facing four indictments, 91 felony counts and a criminal trial set to begin at the end of March in New York State Supreme Court.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Energy is the X factor for creating sustainable high performance.
—Andrew Deutscher, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
But of course, the big X factor here is the weather.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
But there’s an additional X factor that is blowing up the rules of innovation.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Some ineffable X factor that transcends all of the above?
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
But a few other X factors may be behind her decision to stay in the race, like the possibility that Trump is barred from the ballot in states beyond Colorado and Maine.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
People from these areas have a certain little something in common, an X factor that’s hard to define, but is recognizable in specific facets of their culture.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
Graham Glass, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
There are, of course, unpredictable X factors in a race where the Republican front-runner is facing four indictments, 91 felony counts and a criminal trial set to begin at the end of March in New York State Supreme Court.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
Energy is the X factor for creating sustainable high performance.
—Andrew Deutscher, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
But of course, the big X factor here is the weather.
—Nbc Universal, NBC News, 14 Jan. 2024
But there’s an additional X factor that is blowing up the rules of innovation.
—Joe McKendrick, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Some ineffable X factor that transcends all of the above?
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Feb. 2024
But a few other X factors may be behind her decision to stay in the race, like the possibility that Trump is barred from the ballot in states beyond Colorado and Maine.
—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 25 Jan. 2024
People from these areas have a certain little something in common, an X factor that’s hard to define, but is recognizable in specific facets of their culture.
—Jp Brammer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2024
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“X factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/X%20factor. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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