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factor in

verb
  1. To consider as a factor. (transitive) · The apartment seemed like good value until we factored in the cost of the repairs.
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“Yes; his brother, Colonel Valentine Walter, has testified to his departure from Woolwich, and Admiral Sinclair to his arrival in London; so Sir James is no longer a direct factor in the problem.”
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 10 · B2
As it is, I have been able to get about as I could not possibly have done had I been living in the Hall, and I remain an unknown factor in the business, ready to throw in all my weight at a critical moment.”
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 159 · C1
Historically, eyewitness testimony was considered the gold standard of evidence, often serving as the decisive factor in legal proceedings and courtroom adjudications.
The Unreliable Witness, p. 1 · C2

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