favored

Example Sentences

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To beat favored Seattle in Silicon Valley, they’ll likely need to let it fly.

From The Wall Street Journal

With three individual gold medals in sight, the United States is also favored to win team gold for the second consecutive Games.

From Los Angeles Times

Until now, chip companies have been the favored play on the growth of AI.

From Barron's

That news also seems to have reversed the powerful rise of gold and silver —which, like cryptocurrencies, are favored by some traders as alternatives to the U.S. dollar.

From Barron's

The Leon family clearly favored dark wood paneling.

From Literature