favoritism

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In June, victims' relatives filed more than 50 civil lawsuits against the Espaillats, while pressure mounted on the authorities amid allegations of favoritism for the owners, whose family also owns a media conglomerate.

From Barron's

The program—intended to reduce favoritism and promote merit-based advancement—worked so well that the military made them mandatory with the creation of its Personnel Research Section.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s revealed that his cynical nature stemmed from his days as an idealistic young pediatric surgeon whose patient was lost when an organ transplant intended for the child instead was given to another through favoritism.

From Salon

“I thought the favoritism was certainly warranted,” McCarthy said.

From Los Angeles Times

Yet I think it has more to do with the inconsistency of refs and umps than favoritism or clumsily trying to rig a game.

From Los Angeles Times