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factor

[fak-ter] / ˈfæk tər /


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Trust & Will calls this the “gap between knowing and acting,” but the biggest factor keeping people from doing something about planning is that they don’t think they have enough assets.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

That means their results may have been caused by some other factor they didn’t identify.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

He said the "most obvious" factor that might have caused the rise is "the explosion in the population of noble false widow".

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

High blood pressure affects about 1 in 3 adults in the UK and is a major risk factor for serious health problems, including heart attacks, strokes, and death if not properly managed.

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Flip-flops probably would have been even easier, but there’s the whole dust factor.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling




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