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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
Online resale also generates emissions from shipping and packaging, and running massive e-commerce platforms consumes energy, all factors that need to be considered, said Alana James, a fashion professor at Northumbria University.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
There is no definitive answer as to why but Monasterio lists load monitoring, fatigue and psychosocial factors such as stress as contributing issues.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Vaughn discussed how the team’s National League Championship Series run in 2024 may have played a factor.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Two factors that drove Nevada’s ranking down to last place were the highest rates of youth depression and youth who didn’t receive preventive care in the past year, suggesting a significant lack of services for that group, Reinert said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
There is no definitive answer as to why but Monasterio lists load monitoring, fatigue and psychosocial factors such as stress as contributing issues.
—Sarah Shephard, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Vaughn discussed how the team’s National League Championship Series run in 2024 may have played a factor.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Two factors that drove Nevada’s ranking down to last place were the highest rates of youth depression and youth who didn’t receive preventive care in the past year, suggesting a significant lack of services for that group, Reinert said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factor
Noun
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Israel’s top diplomat at the United Nations dismissed delegates who walked out before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address.—
Staff,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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Representatives from the Writers Guild of America (West & East), Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and Writers Guild of Canada are confirmed as attending, along with delegates from European guilds, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Africa and other parts of Asia.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
2 Oct. 2025
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The roadway will have two-way connectivity from 22nd Street to Wenzel Street east of downtown, a key component of the Main Remade plan officials have touted since 2024.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Oct. 2025
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The main component of the bill — a full online pornography ban — would be the first of its kind in the United States.—
Arpan Lobo,
Freep.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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Federal immigration agents carried out a weeklong enforcement campaign across central Florida that led to the arrest of more than 400 migrants without legal status, officials say.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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His plan is to pose as a Fish & Wildlife agent, there to question Catalina’s husband about poaching … and then what?—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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In all of these places, the broad availability of talent—whether as founders, knowledge workers, or highly skilled blue-collar workers—is viewed as one core element of the corporate ecosystem’s success.—
Peter Vanham,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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So there is this element of the star's narrative, the actor's narrative in the character.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) has named multidisciplinary artist Nilbar Güreş, known for her humorous, poetic, yet critical works commenting on social topics, as Turkey’s representative to the Sixty-First Venice Biennale, set to take place May 9–November 22, 2026.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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That was the hammer Kaprizov and his representatives wielded, in an environment where so few superstars hit free agency despite unprecedented year-over-year cap growth.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Since these ingredients are typically found in ultraprocessed foods, not eating those is a shortcut to eliminating the additives from your diet.—
Kristen Rogers,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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By connecting school caterers to local farmers, the program ensures that the ingredients in school meals are sourced from their community and enrich the local economy.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Merck’s shares jumped over 5%, amid an announcement that deputy CEO Kai Beckmann will take the reins currently held by CEO Belén Garijo.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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This includes 30 people in Bogo City, a coastal city near to the epicentre of the earthquake with a population of 90,000, ABC News and the BBC reported, citing OCD deputy administrator Bernardo Alejandro.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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On autopilot The NGC Cinema-Grand Blanc Trillium, about three-quarters of a mile away on Holly Road, became a triage and reunification site for church members who escaped the attack.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Sultana, who is also of Pakistani Muslim background, joined it only in July and was the only member not to sign.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
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