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
A devotee of this school of tonsorial art had a peeled look that did not commend him to favorable mention in artistic circles.
From In Africa Hunting Adventures in the Big Game Country by John T. McCutcheon
