favor
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Inside prisons, the environment can work in the scammer’s favor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
It also underscores how U.S. ties with China are fraying over detentions, trade clashes and geopolitical tensions even as Trump works to curry favor with Xi as a fellow superpower leader.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
The legal battle ended earlier this year when an appeals court issued a final ruling in favor of the city.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
Clark assisted on six of Reese’s nine points, and Reese returned the favor during the third quarter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
All this time she’s either ignored me or made fun of me, and now, even when she wants something from me, she’s still acting like she’s doing me the favor.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Instead of always trying to guess the answer as quickly as possible, the method favors words that reveal the greatest amount of useful information.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Look, we all love Rhys, but the writing did him no favors in “The Beast in Me.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
He favors balmy tracks awash in warm synthesizers and gentle guitar, often with a thick beat underpinning it all.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Even worse, Zaslav torched multiple projects while reportedly calling in personal favors for celebrity friends like Nicholas Pileggi, who penned the script for WBD’s 2025 bomb The Alto Knights, at great expense to the studio.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Or perhaps she favors neither of them and only wants the sea to have greater power, by diminishing the power of the land.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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