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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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1
as in delegates
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 components
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
Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
Another potential factor in Yamamoto’s struggles: He has recently been forced to pitch on less rest between starts.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
They have been found to be up to six times more relevant in predicting employee misconduct than company-wide factors, particularly when managers were further removed from headquarters.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Medical factors In a separate interview, Dr. Philip Rabito, an endocrinologist in New York City, said this reaction, called telogen effluvium, is a stress response to weight loss that affects the hair follicle.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2025
Another potential factor in Yamamoto’s struggles: He has recently been forced to pitch on less rest between starts.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 June 2025
Noun
The combination of these factors led to the bird’s extinction, showing how the arrival of humans and invasive species can rapidly decimate a species that had evolved in isolation without natural defenses against such threats.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
They have been found to be up to six times more relevant in predicting employee misconduct than company-wide factors, particularly when managers were further removed from headquarters.
—Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/factor. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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