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[fey-ver] / ˈfeɪ vər /






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Cracker Barrel shareholders voted around 75% of shares in favor of keeping Masino, less support than the prior year but enough to regain her position.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Fernando Guerra, director of the Center for the Study of Los Angeles at Loyola Marymount University, said voters sometimes favor their local representative even if they have issues with city government in general.

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

A bet that it reopens by July 31 shifted to mostly “no” by late May; current odds are tilted in favor of a reopening by December.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“Fly, at the risk of being tiresome myself, please do us a favor and be quiet. You see, Resilience, this is the problem with drones. They are so very chatty,” Guardian says.

From "A Rover's Story" by Jasmine Warga




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