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as in loved
granted special treatment or attention
that teacher claims not to have any favorite students, although many in the class would disagree
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as in preferred
singled out from a number or group as more to one's liking
mint chocolate chip is my favorite flavor of ice cream
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as in popular
enjoying widespread favor or approval
a radio station that mostly plays favorite songs from the 1960s and 1970s
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as in darling
a person or thing that is preferred over others
the youngest child was always Mother's favorite
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Her favorite memories in college were spent in the La Salle TV studio anchoring a show called SportsLine.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
24 June 2026
The best fashion deals include affordable luxury favorites from brands like Vera Bradley, and Kate Spade.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
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Adjective
One of my all-time favorite experiences was planning an extraordinary trip to Bhutan for a special client and his partner.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 June 2026
Her favorite memories in college were spent in the La Salle TV studio anchoring a show called SportsLine.
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CBS News,
24 June 2026
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But hurry—some of our favorites are already selling out!
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Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
24 June 2026
The best fashion deals include affordable luxury favorites from brands like Vera Bradley, and Kate Spade.
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Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
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On Thursday morning, one day after a double earthquake rocked Venezuela, the streets of Caracas were filled with families seeking shelter and desperately looking for loved ones.
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In cities across northern Venezuela, neighbors helped each other dig through rubble to search for loved ones, after back-to-back earthquakes killed at least 589 people and left thousands injured.
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Success rarely arrives on our preferred timeline.
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Later this week, the government releases its May personal consumption expenditures price index, the preferred inflation gauge of the Federal Reserve.
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In this sequence, human Lestat is a popular stage actor in Paris, and Magnus is a Perfect Blue-style greasy-haired stalker at the stage door.
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According to The Associated Press, police identified the five other people as Gaspar Prim Díaz, a popular Argentine YouTuber known as Gaspi; another Argentine, Lucas Vignale; and Brazilians Lucas Brito, Charles Marsillac and Alexandre Souza.
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This daytime moisturizer is a beauty-insider darling for a reason, balancing the skin’s hydration levels, blending seamlessly with SPFs, and even boosting moisture retention via willow bark extract.
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The French company specializes in forever pieces, as likely to be seen in your grandmother’s kitchen as in zillennials’ homes, like that of chef/internet darling Romilly Newman.
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Fifty years later the beloved landmark was empty and ripe for reimagining.
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Most residents in town know it as The Little Red Schoolhouse, a beloved landmark that serves as a special beacon of history.
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These pre-selected fighter pilots and their families moved into their apartments during the summer of 1960 after residing at the Frunze Central Airfield in Moscow.
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Viewers can earn in-game gear, weapons and other rare items by watching selected streamers who are playing Tarkov.
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Cool, fashionable girls are wearing track pants this season.
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The easiest way to make a jersey feel fashionable is by paying attention to proportions.
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While some are an equal-opportunity lover of animals, others have a preference.
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Fundstrat reiterated its preference for technology, financials, industrials, small-cap stocks and energy/basic materials.
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“Favorite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/favorite. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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