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

If the season began tomorrow, they’d almost certainly be favored to win a second consecutive championship.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2024

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

From New York Times • May 14, 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

As for you, I haven’t always had the luck to be favored with ladies’ company.”

From Into the Primitive by Bennett, Robert Ames