favor
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The filing was made in support of the authors’ request that a federal judge rule in their favor ahead of a trial.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
“We also continue to favor non-correlated assets where investors can create value through operational improvement rather than simply relying on falling discount rates,” he added.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
“I’m not in favor of bringing back the SAT,” Glater said.
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
After twenty games, the score stood at 11½–8½ in favor of Fischer.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Charles Lemonides of ValueWorks presented three stocks of underdogs he favors against larger competitors.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 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
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
She helps her get a piece of cake, then lines her up for her bag of party favors.
From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario
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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