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unfavorable

[uhn-fey-ver-uh-buhl] / ʌnˈfeɪ vər ə bəl /


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A May poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, which was co-sponsored by The Times, found that 57% of likely Los Angeles voters had unfavorable views of Bass, while 35% had favorable views.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Cynics argue this is deliberate obfuscation; impenetrable language keeps average investors from seeing the simplicity of the underlying concepts or grasping unfavorable conditions.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

"Stem-nesting species appear to have the lowest capacity to escape unfavorable environmental temperatures and are likely to be the most impacted by anthropogenic climate change in the near term."

From Science Daily • Jun. 18, 2026

The JK Misery Index stood at 30.37 as of Wednesday, as shown in the chart below, below the 35 level that Kaeppel considers the dividing line between a favorable and unfavorable backdrop for stocks.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

“Do you think she’ll make an unfavorable report?”

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman




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