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favorable

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




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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

Birotte said he agreed with the defense attorneys that the failure to turn over discovery constituted a Brady violation, in which suppression of evidence favorable to the defense violates due process.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

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

Carmakers reported mixed first-quarter US sales Wednesday pointing to a hit from winter storms, as the Middle East war clouds the industry's outlook compared with unusually favorable dynamics a year ago.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

Along the way, many pedestrians gave my semi-costume favorable notice.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole