favored
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In its nonprosecution agreement, the lender admitted that it allowed a favored client whose father was in business with the bank’s then-chief executive to write checks he didn’t have the cash to cover.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
The campaign is in recovery mode before the general election in November, which he is heavily favored to win.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
Grok and Gemini also favored reflation during MarketWatch’s testing.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
And those voters favored Donald Trump by 60% to 38%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
The slow songs he favored were heart-tugging: Dean Martin’s “Return to Me,” Billy Ward’s rendition of “Stardust,” “Chances Are” by Johnny Mathis, “It’s All in the Game” by Tommy Edwards, and anything by the Platters.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
