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favorable

[fey-ver-uh-buhl, feyv-ruh-] / ˈfeɪ vər ə bəl, ˈfeɪv rə- /




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The truck unit’s adjusted operating margin slipped to 10.1% from 10.3% as lower volumes and tariff costs were partially offset by an improved service business, lower research and development expenses, and a favorable market mix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Morgan Stanley dubbed it a “top pick” last week, anticipating a “string of clean quarters” on the heels of more favorable Advantage rates and calling for “meaningful upside” to Street estimates.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The company cited “strong medical cost management and favorable reserve development,” though it noted those gains were impacted by higher-than-normal medical utilization.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

The idea, in plain terms, is to cap how much Chinese content can be in a product and still qualify for favorable U.S. tariff rates.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

California had drawn the most favorable lane— lane number one, nearest the western bank of the river, where the current was least likely to affect a boat.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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