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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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This includes the office that deals with smoking, a major risk factor for heart disease, stroke and some cancers.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Success itself has become a psychological risk factor for many.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
According to singer-guitarist Adam Gardner, insurance for events has gone up so much, thanks to the new risk factor of climate change, that bands like his are literally paying the price.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
And while a prior suicide attempt is a risk factor for future suicide, only about 10% of those who survive an attempt later die by suicide.
—Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
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Pien Huang, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Success itself has become a psychological risk factor for many.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
According to singer-guitarist Adam Gardner, insurance for events has gone up so much, thanks to the new risk factor of climate change, that bands like his are literally paying the price.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
And while a prior suicide attempt is a risk factor for future suicide, only about 10% of those who survive an attempt later die by suicide.
—Emmy Betz, The Conversation, 5 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for risk factor
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“Risk factor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/risk%20factor. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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