multiple factors
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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That failure can be attributed to multiple factors besides Johnson’s performance.
From Salon • May 27, 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
There are multiple factors that likely contributed to the recent spate of incidents, they say – and it's not the sharks that are the problem.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
Independent multiple factors in the germ-plasm, as in the case of wheat mentioned a few pages back.
From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul
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