out of favor

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Chipotle Mexican Grill has fallen out of favor over the past year as concerns emerged about the company’s ability to maintain its industry-leading growth.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

By then, nuclear power was long out of favor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The post-war zeitgeist also began putting them further and further out of favor as a preferred educational choice of some American parents for their sons.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"I think swashbuckling, you know 'move fast and break things,' has kind of come out of favor," the physicist told AFP.

From Barron's • May 20, 2026

He noted that instead of accepting Aristotle’s proof of God, the Muslim scholars turned to the atomists, Aristotle’s old rivals, whose doctrine, though out of favor, managed to survive the ravages of time.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife