favored
Example Sentences
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Presented with the amendment’s provisions together, voters favored it 47% to 40%.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
He took on the favored candidate of Amodei and others in the GOP establishment, James Settelmeyer, a former minority leader of the state Senate.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
He built a reputation over the past 20 years as a hawk who generally favored higher interest rates to cool inflation, even at the expense of the labor market.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Minutes of the July meeting show more Federal Reserve officials favored raising interest rates than the three who formally dissented.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
I knew Mariel and Dagmara were favored to qualify, but I just kept telling myself, why not me too?
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
