favor
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Three officials dissented in favor of raising rates, and others have since said they could join them if inflation doesn’t improve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
In this case, I favor a 529 plan.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Although an El Niño year doesn’t guarantee such storms will develop, the climate pattern tilts the odds in favor of a rainier-than-normal winter across Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Kushner repeated much of Witkoff’s nonsense, saying that the point of negotiations is to produce a “win-win,” including some sort of favor that fulfills Russia’s “aspirations.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The committees voted 31–1 in favor of the resolution, with only Morse opposing.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
Instead of always trying to guess the answer as quickly as possible, the method favors words that reveal the greatest amount of useful information.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
The market consolidation theme favors opportunities with long cycle of returns, while the market is likely to remain volatile in the short term, Citi says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Even worse, Zaslav torched multiple projects while reportedly calling in personal favors for celebrity friends like Nicholas Pileggi, who penned the script for WBD’s 2025 bomb The Alto Knights, at great expense to the studio.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Jason Seidl, an analyst with TD Cowen, favors Knight-Swift and XPO among them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
Not all of these were improper requests; but the others were mainly favors, to be done when I had spare time, which was seldom.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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