favor
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The high school in this well-off nook of the Berkshires has for a century shunned the Wildcats, Falcons, Bulldogs and other popular mascots in favor of the flashier “Lenox Millionaires.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
Chaudhuri said that she would favor emerging-market equities, citing their exposure to the ongoing AI build-out and strong earnings growth.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 22, 2026
Vermillion Global Technical Strategist Ross LaDuke writes that tech “is the sector we want to be buying now on any pullbacks…value outperformed for five months, but now the tide has turned in favor of growth.”
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
“I don’t think it’s a coincidence that despite many macro factors working in tech’s favor this year, hiring has only gotten worse,” he said.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
“I have a huge favor to ask,” she said.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
Vocabulary lists containing favor
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 4
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The New SAT: The Language of the Test
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