favorites

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For me, Maddy is one of the favourites for the title - she won Eastbourne for a third time last week and loves the grass.

From BBC • Jul. 2, 2026

The South Americans may be the favourites to progress to the last 16, but Japan are dangerous opponents and unlikely to make life easy in the first game of the day in Houston.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

Indeed, there is an argument the North Africans should really be favourites.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2026

She said playing the registrar who married TV fans' favourites Nessa and Smithy, played by show writers Ruth Jones and James Corden, was a pivotal moment.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

Humans also had a far easier time chewing and digesting old favourites such as fruits, nuts, insects and carrion if they were cooked.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari