favored

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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

Transferrin receptors have become the industry’s favored blood-brain portals, and the Swiss drug company calls its technology the BrainShuttle.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

It was also heavily favored by analysts working for brokerage and research firms polled by LSEG.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026

Steyer is favored among those under 30 with 36% and white voters at 25%.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2026

The phrases “saddles on their backs” and “a favored few, booted and spurred” had been lifted from a famous speech delivered by Col.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis