decisive/deciding/determining factor
noun
: the most important reason
Cost was the decisive/deciding/determining factor in their decision.
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What will be the determining factor in Lewis’ decision?
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
However, how he is viewed by the front office could be a big determining factor in getting a deal across the finish line.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
But if that’s the standard — if agreement with whomever is in the White House is the determining factor for one’s love of country — then patriotism stops being a core aspect of citizenship and becomes just another partisan marker in a deeply divided country.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
The Impact of Data Infrastructure NetApp’s research identifies the adoption of an intelligent data infrastructure as a decisive factor separating AI leaders from AI followers.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
However, how he is viewed by the front office could be a big determining factor in getting a deal across the finish line.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2025
But if that’s the standard — if agreement with whomever is in the White House is the determining factor for one’s love of country — then patriotism stops being a core aspect of citizenship and becomes just another partisan marker in a deeply divided country.
—St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Twin Cities, 16 July 2025
The Impact of Data Infrastructure NetApp’s research identifies the adoption of an intelligent data infrastructure as a decisive factor separating AI leaders from AI followers.
—Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
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