factors
Americannoun
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Statistical models accounted for factors such as age, medical conditions, lipid levels, and treatment history.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2026
Still, utility investors have several factors in their favor.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The administrators said the company had faced "a sustained period of pressure" on its cashflow after "continued delays to the UK Defence Investment Plan, combined with geopolitical factors affecting sources of funding".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Panko told the advisers to instead look at this as “directionality” to be considered: Solve first for the known factors and don’t try to get specific with the future unknowns.
From MarketWatch • May 15, 2026
Recognition of those factors emphasizes the unexplained residue, whose understanding will be a task for the future.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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