favored
Example Sentences
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December’s meeting was one of the most divided in years, with three officials dissenting, but not all in the same direction—two opposed any cut and one favored a larger reduction.
So he joins a slim minority in accusing Rinna, Underwood’s favored Traitor candidate – and the right suspect, finally – risking his trusted place among the small circle of the guilty.
From Salon
The humanoid robotics sector—one of Beijing’s newer favored industries—may already be falling into the pattern of overinvestment and excess competition.
Data from three separate sites were used to evaluate whether hydrothermal activity could explain the Martian samples, and the results favored rainfall as the most likely cause.
From Science Daily
But executives said then that travelers overwhelmingly favored open seating and that it was the most efficient way to board a plane.
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