favoritism
Example Sentences
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The churn is especially pronounced in small firms, where favoritism is hard to hide and easy to resent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
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 • Nov. 8, 2025
This favoritism would have been difficult to imagine even a few years ago.
From Slate • Aug. 14, 2025
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 • Feb. 1, 2025
“You would never win. They would always call your ranking a result of my favoritism rather than your skill.”
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
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