favored

Example Sentences

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The Knicks had swept the favored Spurs in their home barn, edging closer to a long-forlorn franchise’s first championship since Nixon was huddling with Haldeman.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The program “is solving an unmet need,” a team of Jefferies analysts wrote in a Thursday note reaffirming the stock as one of its favored stock picks.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

The result then was an Alabama state voting map that favored five Republicans and two Democrats for the House of Representatives.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

The California electorate has typically favored experience over youth, and favored bland and boring over razzle and dazzle.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

At last the day was done, a good day, a fine fortunate day, favored by all the gods.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw