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factors

[fak-terz] / ˈfæk tərz /


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It describes a cluster of conditions—heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease—that have common risk factors and fuel one another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

“Oddly enough, this skepticism coupled with strong fundamentals and powerful secular trends is the combination of factors that can allow the markets to continue to climb the wall of worry higher.”

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

None of the factors that that are widely assumed to be correlated with gold rests on a strong statistical foundation.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

Dementia is influenced by a combination of genetic and lifestyle factors, but researchers say diet may be another important piece of the puzzle.

From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026

Those who remained continued to work the land, but the out-migration of African Americans combined with other factors to make traditional agriculture less sustainable as the economic base of the region.

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson



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