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disfavor

[dis-fey-ver] / dɪsˈfeɪ vər /


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The program singles out a list of industrial facilities for disfavor, setting a low threshold for the permitting requirements to kick in.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 13, 2026

“Hamilton was so in disfavor when he died that he was just in the wilderness,” says Vaill.

From Slate Oct. 21, 2025

That shaving scene referenced earlier dramatizes why this and other supposedly neutral policies painfully disfavor some people without diving into a medical manual.

From Salon Oct. 10, 2025

That there is nothing new to see here is not in the series’ disfavor.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 8, 2025

"When I return with her heart, there will be years aplenty for all of us," she said, eyeing her sisters' hairy chins and hollow eyes with disfavor.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman




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