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[fak-ter] / ˈfæk tər /


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The other factor in the region’s monster-sized smallmouth population is environmental: The arrival and prevalence of goby fish, an invasive species which arrived in the 1990s and became a smallmouth-fattening buffet.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 29, 2026

The researchers found that this response also relies on another factor called HIF-1α, which helps control genes involved in metabolism and tissue repair.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

Legal analysts say the motive of Median Strategies in putting out the phony poll would be a decisive factor in determining whether any laws were broken.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 28, 2026

In stark contrast, 65% think the top factor for people and groups that get ahead is that they have better opportunities.

From MarketWatch Aug. 28, 2026

Brian was not going—he had put off his early application to Princeton and, along with a handful of other procrastinators, was scrambling to finish by the deadline—so he did not factor into the calculations.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

Those missing factors are important because people with more severe insomnia, depression, anxiety, or other conditions may be more likely to use melatonin and could independently have a different cardiovascular risk.

From Science Daily Aug. 29, 2026

That’s because some idiosyncratic factors contributed to these recent growth rates, making it even less likely they will persist indefinitely.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

One of the factors that weighed the most heavily in the court’s decision again was that Indiana was punishing speech about something that was legal and protected in other states.

From Slate Aug. 28, 2026

"That is why I have boosted enforcement on the French beaches and overseas and introduced new legislation to tackle the pull factors that draw people here through unsafe and illegal routes," she added.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Those factors still don’t explain, though, why the New World apparently ended up with no lethal crowd epidemics at all.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

That has consequences for the economy—because those products aren’t produced in the U.S., they are factored out of gross domestic product.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Ferguson's management has repeatedly called for "social value" to be factored into such evaluations, which would recognise the wider economic benefits of building ships in Scotland rather than focusing on the headline price.

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

In addition, the CMA factored in the competition brought by streaming services to traditional forms of movie and TV distribution — one of Paramount’s key arguments.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

While Academy hasn’t disclosed the buyer or the total potential value of its unsold claims, it has already factored the cash and future possible recoveries into its full-year outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 23, 2026

The water was blue and full of chlorine, and my eyes stung, but I factored the equation and realized I was upside down and all I had to do was right myself and swim up.

From "The Lions of Little Rock" by Kristin Levine

The results prompted the enterprise software company to bump up its full-year sales and profit forecasts, factoring in a boost in organic growth as well as acquisitions it expects to close this quarter.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

His office also is creating public messaging to deploy in various scenarios and factoring the potential dynamics around prediction markets into security planning.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

The skepticism also extended beyond data centers, factoring in previous economic development promises that never quite lived up.

From Slate Aug. 6, 2026

Former Tottenham and Brentford boss Thomas Frank was linked to the Fulham job, while ex-Ipswich boss Kieran McKenna was deemed too expensive at £8m before factoring in his salary and staff costs.

From BBC Jul. 7, 2026

I’m really not in the mood to divvy up everything into eleven equal parts, factoring in age, body weight, and physical output.

From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins




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