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disfavor

[dis-fey-ver] / dɪsˈfeɪ vər /


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It was the stick he waved around the world to achieve his foreign policy aims, to show favor and disfavor, to offer or withhold exemptions to courtiers.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Once a former U.S. ally, Noriega fell into disfavor after engaging in electoral fraud.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

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

This is not exactly in the show’s disfavor.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

He would never have done that if not for Reynie’s urging, and now it had put him into disfavor with Mr. Curtain.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart




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