favoring

Example Sentences

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Public investments to address market failures should avoid favoring select companies—and should note that many of the strongest companies in America are foreign-owned.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The portfolio implication is to tactically maintain risk exposure while adding hedges and favoring energy, healthcare, industrials and materials over consumer sectors.

From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026

In July and again in January, Waller dissented against Fed decisions to hold rates steady, favoring cuts instead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

New Fed head Kevin Warsh, favoring lower rates, faces a committee and markets pricing in rate hikes by April 2027.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

When Ptolemy I started to show evidence of favoring succession to one of his younger sons, the future Ptolemy II Philadelphus, Demetrius opined in favor of the interests of Eurydice, the old king’s first wife.

From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro