in favor of
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Also, in one's favor.
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In support of, approving, as in We are in favor of her promotion , or All the reviews were in his favor . [Mid-1500s]
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To the advantage of, as in The court decided in favor of the defendant . [Mid-1500s]
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Inscribed or made out to the benefit of, as in The check was made out in favor of the charity . [Mid-1500s]
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Out of a preference for, as in The commissioner turned down the new road in favor of improved sewers . [Late 1800s]
Example Sentences
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The precious metal has hit record highs over the past year, supported by central-bank buying and strong inflows into exchange-traded funds as investors shy away from sovereign bonds and currencies in favor of hard assets.
Jed Fowler, the chairman of irrigation company HD Fowler, stepped down as chairman after his testimony in favor of the income tax created an uproar.
Fed governor Christopher Waller, who dissented in favor of a rate cut at the most recent Federal Open Market Committee meeting, said that a rate cut will be “close to a coin flip” at the next meeting, in mid-March.
From Barron's
Lockheed stock was flat over that span, with investors worried that militaries would de-emphasize their manned fighter jets in favor of lower-cost autonomous systems.
From Barron's
The large-cap tech trade has been losing steam since late last year, when investors first started to look beyond megacap market leaders such as Meta, Microsoft and Amazon in favor of a broader swath of blue-chip, small-cap and even international stocks.
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