decisive/deciding/determining factor
noun
: the most important reason
Cost was the decisive/deciding/determining factor in their decision.
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Already in the United States, the Opportunity Atlas, which is a collaboration between Harvard and the U.S. Census bureau, found that a child’s zip code at birth is the largest determining factor of success in their adult life.
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This proved to be the decisive factor in persuading him to swap Glasgow for the West Midlands.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
That is a determining factor distinguishing ACT from Planck and other earlier telescopes.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
Already in the United States, the Opportunity Atlas, which is a collaboration between Harvard and the U.S. Census bureau, found that a child’s zip code at birth is the largest determining factor of success in their adult life.
—Cicely Jones, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
This proved to be the decisive factor in persuading him to swap Glasgow for the West Midlands.
—Jacob Tanswell, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
That is a determining factor distinguishing ACT from Planck and other earlier telescopes.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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“Decisive/deciding/determining factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/decisive%2Fdeciding%2Fdetermining%20factor. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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