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a thing that controls or influences what happens
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Level of education is often a determinant of income.
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Recent Examples of determinants
Some count ratings or awards as determinants of quality, while count changes to policy and laws or special commissions of inquiry.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
The Coquille Indian Tribe in Oregon adopted the Indigenous determinants of health by ordinance last year, and Roth has been working with them as chairman of their executive health board to incorporate the determinants of health across their agencies.
—Anita Hofschneider, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Moreover, since the risk of contracting HIV is closely linked to the social determinants of health, such as having safe and stable housing and employment, barriers to HIV testing could further widen health gaps.
—Nathaniel M. Tran, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
High blood pressure is treatable, but despite having access to effective and affordable medications, more than half of Americans still have uncontrolled hypertension, with rates going up in sync with adverse social determinants of health.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
Another long-standing challenge to physician authority and judgment is the relationship with insurers, which has become one of the most significant determinants of care delivery.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
The organization offers a Nurse Family Partnership Program, which consists of weekly home visits from a nurse, and the Guided Journey Program, which focuses on the social determinants of health.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
Co-occurring mental health concerns often drive substance use, and social determinants such as housing stability, employment, access to care, and systemic inequities strongly shape outcomes.
—Gwilym Roddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
This approach embodies the upstream vision of addressing social determinants of health—creating the conditions for people to thrive physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 May 2026
The Coquille Indian Tribe in Oregon adopted the Indigenous determinants of health by ordinance last year, and Roth has been working with them as chairman of their executive health board to incorporate the determinants of health across their agencies.
—Anita Hofschneider, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026
Moreover, since the risk of contracting HIV is closely linked to the social determinants of health, such as having safe and stable housing and employment, barriers to HIV testing could further widen health gaps.
—Nathaniel M. Tran, The Conversation, 10 Apr. 2026
High blood pressure is treatable, but despite having access to effective and affordable medications, more than half of Americans still have uncontrolled hypertension, with rates going up in sync with adverse social determinants of health.
—Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 8 Apr. 2026
Another long-standing challenge to physician authority and judgment is the relationship with insurers, which has become one of the most significant determinants of care delivery.
—Sreedhar Potarazu, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2026
The organization offers a Nurse Family Partnership Program, which consists of weekly home visits from a nurse, and the Guided Journey Program, which focuses on the social determinants of health.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 27 Mar. 2026
Co-occurring mental health concerns often drive substance use, and social determinants such as housing stability, employment, access to care, and systemic inequities strongly shape outcomes.
—Gwilym Roddick, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
This approach embodies the upstream vision of addressing social determinants of health—creating the conditions for people to thrive physically, emotionally, socially, and spiritually.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for determinants
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The volatility can be partly attributed to several factors, including weather, labor strikes, lower-than-typical post-holiday layoffs, and recalibrations to how the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates payroll changes at new and closed businesses (referred to as the birth-death model).—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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But after a few decades, economic and geopolitical factors led the companies to close the factories, sinking local economies and in some cases leaving behind toxic contamination.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
Noun
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Reliever Trevor Richards reported for duty for the Chicago White Sox on Friday, three days after he was acquired from the Philadelphia Phillies for cash considerations.—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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As Mayor Todd Gloria has prepared his budget proposal for the next year, the city says its leadership has factored in a range of considerations for what to prioritize — including the results of a recent survey that led San Diego residents to give their own input.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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After millennia of antecedents, this latest trend of trying to enlist God into warfare didn’t start in America, of course.—
Andreas Kluth,
Twin Cities,
3 Apr. 2026
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Many musical and social antecedents are responsible for its birth.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
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