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disfavor

[dis-fey-ver] / dɪsˈfeɪ vər /


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The program singles out a list of industrial facilities for disfavor, setting a low threshold for the permitting requirements to kick in.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

It was the stick he waved around the world to achieve his foreign policy aims, to show favor and disfavor, to offer or withhold exemptions to courtiers.

From Slate Feb. 21, 2026

This is not exactly in the show’s disfavor.

From Los Angeles Times May 2, 2025

That requires service members of all ranks to be apolitical, deferential, obedient, compliant, and silent, whatever the circumstances and without expectation of compensatory favor or disfavor.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2023

He would never have done that if not for Reynie’s urging, and now it had put him into disfavor with Mr. Curtain.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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