favorable mention

Example Sentences

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No wonder the 60/40 portfolio—that is, 60% stocks and 40% bonds—is getting favorable mention again.

From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026

In the past, a favorable mention of an artist by Ms. Swift on one of her widely followed social media accounts has been known to boost sales and fortunes.

From New York Times • Dec. 3, 2015

Shortly after the piece was posted, I received a favorable mention on the then archbishop’s blog and also a short personal email from him thanking me.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2013

Novelist John Updike, for example, despite receiving favorable mention from Wolfe, is not amused by the manifesto.

From Time Magazine Archive

They asked that Mr. Charles Nolin should be employed as an Indian Agent, and I stated that I would submit his name to the Government with favorable mention of his services on that occasion.

From The Treaties of Canada with the Indians of Manitoba and the North-West Territories Including the Negotiations on Which They Were Based, and Other Information Relating Thereto by Morris, Alexander