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 • Nov. 8, 2025

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 • Nov. 4, 2025

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 • Sep. 26, 2025

This favoritism would have been difficult to imagine even a few years ago.

From Slate • Aug. 14, 2025

There had to be a law against foster mothers who showed such gross favoritism.

From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson