favor
Example Sentences
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It is known as Dolgiye Borody, or Long Beards, and it is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s favored official residences, built on a lake shore in the country’s northwest.
The oil-to-silver price ratio points to the precious metal being in “a speculative bubble” or oil being “excessively out of favor,” said Colas.
From MarketWatch
And because momentum comes from visible wins, evidence favors goals that deliver quick, unambiguous feedback: steps counted, pages written, a workout logged.
“The oil/silver price ratio points to silver being in a speculative bubble and/or oil being excessively out of favor,” Colas wrote, adding that silver prices are likely the more distorted of the two.
From Barron's
These unspoken pressures are all the more effective because leverage in the job market has tilted in favor of employers.
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