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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
In response, the police department conducted an assessment of crash data, enforcement activity, roadway conditions and other factors for the busy corridor, the city said.
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
With looser regulations in Europe, doctors can attempt to increase the concentration of anti-inflammatory factors in a single PRP sample or culture stem cells over days to increase the number of them with hopes of speeding up healing even more.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Many factors are involved in the process of food going from stomach to toilet, which is why adding fiber may fix your friend’s poop problem but not yours, Pasricha said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Child development research has long been a major factor in the development children’s programming, with practices being standardized across institutions like PBS, Disney and Nickelodeon.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 7 Apr. 2026
With looser regulations in Europe, doctors can attempt to increase the concentration of anti-inflammatory factors in a single PRP sample or culture stem cells over days to increase the number of them with hopes of speeding up healing even more.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
Many factors are involved in the process of food going from stomach to toilet, which is why adding fiber may fix your friend’s poop problem but not yours, Pasricha said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
Child development research has long been a major factor in the development children’s programming, with practices being standardized across institutions like PBS, Disney and Nickelodeon.
—Selome Hailu, Variety, 7 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for factor
Noun
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Attendees, including some who had been chosen as convention delegates in the previous week, lined up to talk them after after the speeches.—
Kaitlin McCallum,
Hartford Courant,
3 Apr. 2026
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His influence extends across the MENA region and beyond as the main curator for the European Film Festival in Riyadh, a consultant for the Hollywood Arab Film Festival, and the Egyptian delegate for the Film O’Clock Festival.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
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Even if the Iran war wraps up in the next few days, and energy prices eventually come back down, the damage has already been done in terms of fertilizer supply chains and their components’ prices.—
E.J. Antoni,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Unlike the case of Messi in MLS, the NFL forbids teams from offering equity to players as a component of compensation.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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Wise served as an FBI agent and a supervisory agent from 2004 to 2017.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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The task force, consisting of county detectives and FBI agents, is separate from the initial homicide squad assigned to the case.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Apr. 2026
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But the elements were affecting a lot.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 Apr. 2026
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Habits of thinking are hard to change quickly, and certainly some hierarchical elements were kept in the process of producing Documenta 14, such as the distinction between curators and curatorial assistants, who in many cases worked with artists more directly on the works commissioned.—
Adam Szymczyk,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Voters appeared to elect two Democratic state representatives and one Republican state senator Tuesday in special election runoffs across the northern half of the state.—
Caleb Groves,
AJC.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The first two of the three meetings are of F1’s ‘Technical Advisory Committee’ which includes representatives from all 11 teams, as well as the five engine manufacturers, the FIA and the F1 organization.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The spa The spa, which is currently undergoing a refresh, is fabulous, with tropical-zen indoor and outdoor treatment rooms and an emphasis on incorporating local ingredients like aloe, passion fruit, and coffee into different services.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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Doctors note that most of the time over-the-counter products like dietary supplements, shampoos or skin care that are advertised for menopausal women aren't different from regular products for that purpose ingredient-wise.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Victor Lemus was one of the three deputies killed while handling a grenade at a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department facility.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her poetry offers a rare collection of literary introspection from within Miami-Dade County government, where Tallman works as chief of staff to a top deputy of Mayor Daniella Levine Cava.—
Douglas Hanks
April 1,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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The crew members then began preparing for the burn that will send them around the moon.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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The five members of Michigan’s iconic 1991 recruiting class, who led the Wolverines to the Final Four in 1992 and ’93, have reunited only a handful of times.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
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