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The unit distance problem was among his favorites: It originally came with a $300 bounty, which Erdős later bumped up to $500.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

Three of seven Board of Education seats are on the ballot Tuesday in comparatively low-spending contests with incumbents as overwhelming favorites.

From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026

She stopped after Judith, one of her favorites, was killed by a car while trying to cross a highway.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

One could even make an argument for a double feature of “Animal Farm” and “Wuthering Heights” as two wildly different ways to update high school English class favorites.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

The little deep-sea divers had been my favorites.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings