favoritism
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There are regulatory rules that mandate investment banks not show favoritism to clients, but there is also a lot of leeway.
From MarketWatch • May 18, 2026
There were always intracaucus grumblings about her favoritism to him, and how he didn’t deserve any of it.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
Nowhere is the appearance of favoritism more glaring than in the case of Vulcan Elements, a North Carolina-based rare-earth magnet startup.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026
But even if favoritism could’ve played a role in the voting, “Good Hang” is more than deserving of its first major accolade.
From Salon • Jan. 16, 2026
There had to be a law against foster mothers who showed such gross favoritism.
From "The Great Gilly Hopkins" by Katherine Paterson
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