favor
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Additionally, McVay went to his usual bag of tricks, abandoning a successful running attack in favor of a tired and rusty Matt Stafford passing incessantly, being harassed and ineffective.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The data are swinging traders’ bets in favor of a rate increase next week because of the report’s implications for the inflation gauge that the Fed tracks—the personal consumption expenditures price index.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
There are seasonal reasons why you should favor large-cap stocks over small caps between now and the end of the year.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Three officials dissented in favor of raising rates, and others have since said they could join them if inflation doesn’t improve.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Instead she dismissed them coolly with a nod, as if she had done them a favor by gracing them with her presence, even for a short while.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
The market consolidation theme favors opportunities with long cycle of returns, while the market is likely to remain volatile in the short term, Citi says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Even worse, Zaslav torched multiple projects while reportedly calling in personal favors for celebrity friends like Nicholas Pileggi, who penned the script for WBD’s 2025 bomb The Alto Knights, at great expense to the studio.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
"By releasing this brake, we can push neurons into a state that favors repair."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
Jason Seidl, an analyst with TD Cowen, favors Knight-Swift and XPO among them.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026
“Jeannette, I haven’t asked you for a lot of favors, but I’m asking you for one now. I wouldn’t if it wasn’t important. But this is important.”
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 6
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