in favor
Example Sentences
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A bet that it reopens by July 31 shifted to mostly “no” by late May; current odds are tilted in favor of a reopening by December.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The odds are overwhelmingly in favor of policymakers keeping the benchmark interest rate at the target range of 3.50% to 3.75% at the conclusion of the June 16-17 policy meeting.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Ninety-six percent of the vote was in favor of strike authorization.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
The Graybills are among a growing rank of parents who are forgoing inheritances in favor of doling out money to family while they are still alive to see it do some good.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
Nobody whose mind has done as much work as mine has trying to ignore that ending in favor of one that would have been more just.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
