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as in delegate
a person who acts or does business for another
at the auction the high bidder for the painting was actually a factor for a wealthy art collector
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as in component
one of the parts that make up a whole
price was only one factor in my decision to buy the car
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Recent Examples of factor
One of the few educational factors that stays consistent across our state is the dire need for more educational funding.
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Froylan Jimenez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Billionaire Elon Musk is also a factor.
—Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
What were the key factors that led to the choice of Josh D’Amaro?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Scientists are investigating multiple possible explanations for the trend, including diet, exercise, lifestyle, genetics, environmental factors—even microplastics and antibiotics.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
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Froylan Jimenez, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
Billionaire Elon Musk is also a factor.
—Kelvin Chan, Los Angeles Times, 3 Feb. 2026
What were the key factors that led to the choice of Josh D’Amaro?
—Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
Scientists are investigating multiple possible explanations for the trend, including diet, exercise, lifestyle, genetics, environmental factors—even microplastics and antibiotics.
—Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factor
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The 27% Self-Automator rate in our study—among highly skilled, motivated professionals who knew their performance was being evaluated—suggests that the temptation to over-delegate is powerful.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Against the backdrop of the French Riviera, the most recent edition of ILTM brought together more than 9,000 delegates and 2,700 travel brands.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Soon however, surveillance images of US cities appear on-screen (recognizable in part by storefront signs for brands like Marshalls, M&M’s World, and Coca-Cola), implying that the audience, too, could become components of images to be segmented, categorized, and fed into AI training datasets.—
Farren Fei Yuan,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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At times, more than rendering them humans with layered existences, the subplots and character details make the film’s reality feel convoluted, because these components don’t always come off like conspicuous additions, rather than unimposingly folded into their personalities.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Variety,
1 Feb. 2026
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At the time, Border Patrol agents were conducting enforcement operations in the area when civilians blew whistles and shouted, forcing authorities to tell the crowd to stay on the sidewalk in order to steer clear of law enforcement activity.—
Adam Sabes,
FOXNews.com,
30 Jan. 2026
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After another pause, the agent in the black beanie raises his gun again, and five more shots are fired.—
Yahya Abou-Ghazala,
CNN Money,
30 Jan. 2026
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This constitutes the first clear proof-of-concept of organoids acting as adaptive computing elements.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The loss of track time in Barcelona, though, doesn’t leave Vowles concerned, particularly given the Mercedes engine element of the equation and the remaining six days of preseason testing that are to come in Bahrain later this month.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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During the building permitting process, emails show Machado and a representative told county building officials that the warehouse would be used to store almonds and farm equipment and would have no employees using the building.—
Joe Rubin,
Sacbee.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Sherman met with Senator Tina Smith of Minnesota, and was joined by several leaders from across the food world, including representatives from chef José Andrés’s World Central Kitchen, the James Beard Foundation, and others.—
Serena Maria Daniels,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Feb. 2026
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Whether choosing cleaning products with trustworthy ingredients or buying a pair of shoes made of recycled materials, brand values are now part of the purchase decision.—
Serenity Gibbons,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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The spare ingredient list allows the bulb’s true flavor to shine through.—
Shilpa Uskokovic,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Collier County deputies arrested Zecca at the same Naples apartment where the July 2025 shooting occurred.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Police with long guns walked around the school’s perimeter and armed deputies cruised the campus on golf carts.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
4 Feb. 2026
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Stanley is a member of the Justice Collaboratory at Yale Law School and serves on the advisory board of the Prison Policy Initiative.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Jan. 2026
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The small plane was carrying two crew members and 13 passengers, including Diógenes Quintero, 36, a member of the House of Representatives for Catatumbo, the airline said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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