be favored

Example Sentences

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Yields on German government bonds fell and ING analysts said they could be favored over U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

Ms. Elfreth will be favored in the heavily Democratic district in November.

From New York Times • May 14, 2024

They should be favored in eight of their next nine games, and will complete their schedule being favored in 11 of their final 14 games.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2024

DOE’s Office of Science—one of the few research agencies whose budget grew in 2024, albeit by a meager 1.7%—would continue to be favored, receiving a 4.2% increase to $8.6 billion.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 11, 2024

For instance, twenty men might go to the mountain place, and observe every rule carefully, but only one man be favored with a vision, only one become a seer.

From Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind by Curtin, Jeremiah