determining factor
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For working-class voters, including women, class can trump gender as the determining factor behind a vote.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
“I don’t think I was the determining factor in this, but it helped move the meter.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
With a potential rate cut in December priced as a coin toss, another determining factor is what Fed policymakers are saying.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
Spinning the football, throwing flawless spirals isn’t the determining factor in winning and losing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2025
“We feel that. . . limitations of funds should not be a determining factor to pursue some of this work.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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