disfavor

Example Sentences

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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

That harm is firmly anchored in a branch of privacy law that has long been recognized, but has fallen into disfavor in recent years.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2026

This is not exactly in the show’s disfavor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

But many individual investors also have the ability to press the eject button on stocks that they disfavor, all on their own.

From New York Times • May 11, 2024

While some great naturalists still praised her books, she fell into disfavor with a scientific establishment that increasingly rejected the work of self-taught amateurs.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman