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favored

[fey-verd] / ˈfeɪ vərd /


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Two that the secretary mentioned: negotiating most favored nation drug pricing with 16 large pharmaceutical companies and bringing health insurance CEOs “to the table to reform prior authorizations.”

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

One possibility is that the companies could be split up, an outcome favored by critics.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

The findings showed that mice strongly favored carbohydrate-rich foods and stopped eating their standard chow altogether.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

I wanted to move ChatGPT’s observations to my current favored chatbot, Claude.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 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