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multiple factors

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plural noun

  1. genetics two or more genes that act as a unit, producing cumulative effects in the phenotype

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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While central bankers need to consider multiple factors, they must avoid acting too late when price stability is at stake, he added.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

“Unfortunately, the reality is that admissions and enrollment choices require balancing multiple factors and responding to outcomes that vary from year to year,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

For now, the biological cause of GLP-1 resistance remains unclear and is likely influenced by multiple factors.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 12, 2026

VPN speeds depend on multiple factors — some of which are out of the VPN provider’s hands, such as your local network conditions.

From Salon ● Mar. 13, 2026

Castle concludes from this that multiple factors can not account for the result.

From A Critique of the Theory of Evolution by Thomas Hunt Morgan

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