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favorable

[fey-ver-uh-buhl, feyv-ruh-] / ˈfeɪ vər ə bəl, ˈfeɪv rə- /




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If the opportunity to launch in the 2030s is missed, the next favorable window may not arrive until the mid-2040s.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Cinquemani's research brings together these established ideas with newer evidence suggesting that impact-generated systems may also have played a role and, in some cases, may offer especially favorable conditions for early chemical reactions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Banks’ earnings are nevertheless resilient and show favorable income characteristics, which still makes them an attractive bet, Goldman Sachs analysts said in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Pusz cut her first-quarter organic sales growth for the sector by 1 percentage point due to the war but maintained most of her earnings per share targets, citing “the more favorable FX impact.”

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

And in the early hours of Tuesday morning, the favorable winds that had been sweeping the radioactive gases out to sea had shifted, carrying radioactive cesium inland.

From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland