factors

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The review highlights aging as a multifactorial process, meaning it is driven by many interacting biological factors instead of a single cause.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

Other factors include the expiration of COVID-relief funds, inflation surpassing state funding increases and employee contract settlements.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"El Nino is one piece of the puzzle that affects the weather at a certain location, but there are other factors like local ocean temperatures and winds across the Indian Ocean," she added.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

Strong corporate earnings, which investors rely on, are backward-looking and ignore important factors.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

The title of this book will serve as shorthand for those proximate factors, which also enabled modern Europeans to conquer peoples of other continents.

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