favored

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The Fed’s favored inflation measure, the personal consumption expenditure price index, will be released on Thursday, but that covers February, and so won’t capture most of the oil price rise.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

There are three other stakes races Saturday, including the race after the Derby, the Monrovia, with Queen Maxima heavily favored to win for the second straight year for Arthur and Islas.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

According to an AI-assisted Google chart, the monthly mentions of USO — day traders’ favored oil play — rose sevenfold from July to 1400 in March on the WallStreetBets subreddit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The Fed’s favored measure of inflation has been above 2% since 2021.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

I was talking to him one day about the cost of attending the Pennsylvania state colleges favored by many Truman students, which run about $12,000 a year.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove