favored

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There are three other stakes races Saturday, including the race after the Derby, the Monrovia, with Queen Maxima heavily favored to win for the second straight year for Arthur and Islas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

Time will tell if the Halos have enough talent to contend in a division the Seattle Mariners are heavily favored to win.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

The shot swished in, and it was No. 9 seed Iowa—not heavily favored No. 1 Florida—heading into the Sweet 16.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Ecolab, forecast for 8% sales growth and a half percentage point gross margin increase, is a favored materials stock.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Some nights he favored button-down shirts with clip-on ties, while other evenings I arrived to find him dressed in flared slacks and snug turtleneck sweaters, a swag of love beads hanging from, his neck.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris