as in considers
to give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies)
you should factor in inflation in making investment decisions
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While pros agree that granite as a whole is out, regardless of shade, designer Rebecca Ward considers brown granite to be the biggest offender color-wise.—
Sarah Lyon,
The Spruce,
15 Jan. 2026 -
The superintendent's proposal considers increasing class sizes for first through 12th grad to 25 students, with pre-k and kindergarten classes remaining the same.—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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China regards Taiwan as its own territory and maintains its right to take control of the island one day, including by force.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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Which is tear apart a lot of innocent lives around this country, most notably in Democratic sanctuary cities such as Chicago and nearby — men, women and children whom Trump’s overly aggressive, indiscriminate deportation force regards as not having the right skin color or national origins.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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In San Francisco, Vanderbilt plans to serve about 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students and anticipates opening its campus in the city around 2027 and 2028, pending regulatory approvals.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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There will continue to be standouts with strong growth, but across the board, Wall Street largely anticipates results will be solid without massive, widespread gains in consumer spending.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Factors (in or into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factors%20%28in%20or%20into%29. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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