factor in
Britishverb
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“Longevity risk is real. We don’t know the exact day we’ll leave this earth, so longevity risk becomes a significant factor in planning,” Milan said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 7, 2026
He told BBC Radio 4's World At One programme that the "online world" has become "massive factor in what we see in these referral statistics".
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
The game is the organizing factor in the narrator’s globe-trotting adventures, whose objectives, never obvious to begin with, always seem to be changing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
The 1996 regulations also allowed a person’s gender to be considered in setting auto premiums, but former Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones eliminated it as an optional ratings factor in 2019.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
What held the column of water together was a natural force, the resistance to the creation of a vacuum, and this force was a major factor in understanding the strength of materials.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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