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Age is one of the risk factors for this disease.
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The situation, as described in court records by two other witnesses living in the couple’s house, checked nearly every risk factor for lethal domestic violence on a screening tool used by police agencies in Milwaukee County.
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Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Exercise is also important in preventing obesity and excess belly fat especially, which is a major risk factor associated with colon cancer.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 July 2025
However, just five airports account for over 85% of TFS’s revenue from these two sectors, pushing up the risk factor.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The greatest risk factor for death during hot weather was social isolation: the elderly shut-in or the person with mental disorders on psychiatric medication.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2025
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Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Exercise is also important in preventing obesity and excess belly fat especially, which is a major risk factor associated with colon cancer.
—Daryl Austin, USA Today, 16 July 2025
However, just five airports account for over 85% of TFS’s revenue from these two sectors, pushing up the risk factor.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
The greatest risk factor for death during hot weather was social isolation: the elderly shut-in or the person with mental disorders on psychiatric medication.
—Cory Franklin, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 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 7 Aug. 2025.
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