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favor

[fey-ver] / ˈfeɪ vər /






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Pollsters say that minuscule lead will hold as the remaining ballots fall in her favor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Of those challenges, 95% of the rejections were overturned in members’ favor.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Other campus leaders, including then-UC Berkeley chancellor, spoke in favor of dropping testing requirements.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

That sentiment can often seem true in a market where studio executives favor sequels and drab intellectual property over originality and fresh takes.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

The following year, in July 1955, a return match in Moscow was even more distorted in favor of the Soviets: The Americans lost again, this time 25–7.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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