favored
Example Sentences
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Hillhouse, which got its start managing money for Yale University’s endowment, was long a favored way for U.S. endowments and foundations to get investment exposure to fast-growing technology companies in China.
“Everybody was telling us, ‘You’ve got to pay more’ ”—meaning direct or indirect payments to favored companies.
Abnormal retail flows can also act as an early warning system for clients who are invested in frothier parts of the market favored by retail.
From Barron's
Last year, UFC released a fighter who lost a match he was favored in that drew unusual betting action before the fight.
When I asked if moving to L.A. was ever an option, they said the band favored visiting the older, more established pop-punk scenes of Riverside.
From Los Angeles Times
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