favored

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Not winning the Tony for his indefatigable performance must sting, but John Lithgow was favored to win for his brave turn as the baleful Roald Dahl of Mark Rosenblatt’s “Giant.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The program “is solving an unmet need,” a team of Jefferies analysts wrote in a Thursday note reaffirming the stock as one of its favored stock picks.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The result then was an Alabama state voting map that favored five Republicans and two Democrats for the House of Representatives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Airlines so far have favored these “drop-in fuels,” because they are chemically identical to fossil fuels and work with traditional engines.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

He learned also that the King was holding a banquet in the palace and all the men who favored him were gathered there.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton