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factor

[fak-ter] / ˈfæk tər /


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Like UNC Management Co., the endowment for the UNC system, a key factor was its early investment in Founders Fund, which began investing in SpaceX in 2008.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

And because semis overlap heavily with the momentum trade, the long momentum factor also saw its sharpest pullback since 2020, falling 8%, Wilson notes.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Yet not everyone is convinced the humanoid form factor is the most effective.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

One important factor in the cycle is competition, especially with South Korean rivals SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

And in the end, the dominant factor in Gethenian life is not sex or any other human thing: it is their environment, their cold world.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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