favor
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I’m in favor of empowering patients to participate in their healthcare decisions, but some information should be delivered to a patient by their doctor, not a phone app.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The freshman receiver appeared to favor his right knee after reeling in a third-quarter touchdown, then jogged gingerly over to the USC sideline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
People in prison confess to crimes, regardless of innocence, for any manner of reasons: because they are coerced, because their memories are unclear, to curry favor, for attention.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
As more shoppers buy the store brands, the balance of power between retailers and manufacturers keeps shifting in the retailers’ favor, analysts say.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
I liked running to do someone a favor, to get some sugar or tea, or to carry a message.
From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola
Ecological modeling also indicated that the new species favors a different type of habitat than similar members of the genus.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026
On the whole, this is all such foolishness, doing no favors to a Texas team that should be basking in a historic win.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
"Because we believe in the value of transparency around misalignment, our new framework favors disclosure even when significance is uncertain," OpenAI said.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
She does herself no favors, frequently self-sabotaging and getting in her own way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
He was no longer selling; he was dispensing favors.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Vocabulary lists containing favor
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 4
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The New SAT: The Language of the Test
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