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

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

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

Love Life’s introduction admitted, “The profession of mediumship … was under the ban of public disfavor and suspicion.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock