favourable
Britishadjective
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advantageous, encouraging, or promising
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giving consent
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A massive fire that ravaged 42,000 hectares near Bordeaux in southwestern France was stabilised thanks to "favourable" overnight conditions, the local prefecture said early Friday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
In Ávila, where more than 50,000 hectares have burned down since the start of the wildfires, the government's representative said the fire had a "quite favourable" evolution overnight.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
But he managed to regroup on an almost pan-flat route through central France, with favourable winds making the record pace possible, to upset the likes of previous green jersey winners Philipsen and Biniam Girmay.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
The research centre found that in 25 of the 36 countries, there were more people who had favourable views of China than of the US.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Such was Miss Lucas’s scheme; and appearances were so favourable, that when they parted at night, she would have felt almost secure of success if he had not been to leave Hertfordshire so very soon.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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