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Held in friendly regard by, as in She's really in favor with the press . This idiom uses favor in the sense of “approval.” The same is true of the antonym, out of favor with , as in He was out of favor with the board . [Early 1500s] Also see in favor of .
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Conversely, two invariable attributes of autocracy are, first, that no one trusts the organs of the law to protect them from baseless inquisitions, false charges, and cruel punishments, and second, that the powerful and their friends need have no fear of the law, regardless of their misdeeds, so long as they remain in favor with the ruling power.

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The list of people wanting to testify on I-2113 was overwhelmingly in favor, with more than 5,300 signed up to testify in support compared with 177 opposed, though lawmakers limited the hearing to one hour, calling on a few panels of opponents and supporters to give comments.

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“There are a lot of talented players that I played with that aren’t playing anymore, because either you weren’t in favor with the coach, a more expensive player was brought in and they weren’t allowed to shine, or maybe they got injured. So as much as you could be a great player, you definitely need things to go the right way for you.”

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The union’s vote tracker on Wednesday also showed that 66.1% voted in favor with many large factories yet to finish casting ballots.

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The union’s vote tracker shows that 79.7% voted in favor with many large factories yet to finish.

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