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[fey-ver] / ˈfeɪ vər /






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That sentiment can often seem true in a market where studio executives favor sequels and drab intellectual property over originality and fresh takes.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

It can provide electricity for only a few hours a day, and people avoid its flattened currency in favor of dollars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Randall “Randy” Goddard of the LAPD’s Information Technology Bureau wrote streetlighting officials to say that the Palisades community “could use a big favor from your department.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

A bet that it reopens by July 31 shifted to mostly “no” by late May; current odds are tilted in favor of a reopening by December.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

So when Humphrey came out in favor of a quick end to the war, it was only logical that Thieu would favor a Nixon victory.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin




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