favor
Example Sentences
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“Overall hiring is steady, but job growth continues to favor certain industries, including healthcare,” Nela Richardson, chief economist for ADP said on Wednesday.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
I’d still favor using industry-standard protocols, like OpenVPN, but given that ExpressVPN has open-sourced the protocol, it makes me less wary about using it.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026
A lower court initially ruled in favor of the Sheriff’s Office, but the appellate judges reversed that decision.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
ISS is in favor of the slate that proposes Fabrizio Palermo as CEO but suggests voting against another term for current chair Nicola Maione and against the election of seven other directors from the list.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
They might do her a favor just because, or to get in her good graces.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
