favored
Example Sentences
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But the new plan, issued in 2021, favored the ranchers, extending them 20-year leases, and allowed for the killing of elk if they interfered with cattle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
Backbiting seemed like a favored parlor game in the Concord environs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
His latest remarks, however, appear to confirm the more cautious approach now favored by the US president, which involves maintaining strong economic pressure on Iran while a military standoff in the Strait of Hormuz persists.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
As polling booths closed, Hong was overwhelmingly favored on betting markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
From Slate ● Aug. 12, 2026
He flung out all his favored maxims as if strewing flowers after my brother.
From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein
