determining

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Around 12.9 million students nationwide registered for this year's "gaokao", according to the Ministry of Education, which for most is the sole determining factor in admission to a Chinese university.

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

According to the researchers, these findings highlight a potentially important but previously underrecognized role for the thymus in determining how effectively modern cancer immunotherapies work.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

With expectations high both on and off the pitch, next season will play a defining role in determining whether Vinicius commits his future to the club.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

“There is no evidence that the Board took account of its full range of statutory obligations in determining that a wholesale shuttering of the Kennedy Center was appropriate,” Cooper wrote.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

“We feel that. . . limitations of funds should not be a determining factor to pursue some of this work.”

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik