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The researchers favor the idea that Neptune's original moons were destroyed, but they cannot yet eliminate another possibility.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026

Their goal was to understand how people first learn the value of different options in clearly defined situations and which options they later favor when those choices are presented in new combinations.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026

Some marketers have shifted away from mascots, however, in favor of actors, musicians and other human stars who can break through more quickly, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

During an interview with MarketWatch, Robotti and Theo van der Meer, a senior investment associate with the firm, discussed three stocks they favor among companies producing, selling or servicing hard assets.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026

The following year, in July 1955, a return match in Moscow was even more distorted in favor of the Soviets: The Americans lost again, this time 25–7.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

But since the rings select their bearers by asking whether they’re afraid during an ambush designed to create dread, the test favors those for whom life never presents anything to fear.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

The rare docuseries that’s too short, each episode favors breadth over depth but does reveal how sports increasingly intersected with American culture and politics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

The recent regulatory shifts don’t spell doom for power plant owners, but the broad direction of travel favors new power generation—both on and off the grid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026

Miller’s district favors the GOP, yet recent polls show him trailing his Democratic opponent, a city councilor and ironworker named Brian Poindexter.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026

They didn’t talk to her, they didn’t press around her and beg her for favors, they didn’t even reveal themselves to her.

From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland