favorite sons

noun

plural of favorite son
as in crown princes

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  1. claimants
  2. favorites
Noun
  • But half of the claimants dropped their suit, and Levi maintained that they were being threatened or paid off.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Only about a third resulted in discretionary payments, totaling less than 4% of what claimants had sought.
    — Michelle Gumede, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • Diners will also find familiar favorites, too, like sticky Korean ribs, seafood towers, spicy Calabrian pasta and a variety of steaks and other sushi.
    — Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Florida would never recover after that, as a rash of injuries to other star players in addition to their captain saw the Panthers go from Cup favorites to missing the playoffs for the first time since 2019.
    — Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
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“Favorite sons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favorite%20sons. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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