out of favor
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By then, nuclear power was long out of favor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
The view of Bitcoin as a hedge against volatility has been out of favor for a while but ongoing developments in the Middle East have thoroughly debunked it.
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
Morgan Stanley’s Michael Wilson thinks that although discretionary may be out of favor, the sector is worth investors’ attention.
From Barron's • May 26, 2026
The post-war zeitgeist also began putting them further and further out of favor as a preferred educational choice of some American parents for their sons.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
The father had once been a powerful magistrate but had fallen out of favor and was bitterly living at the palace.
From "When the Sea Turned to Silver" by Grace Lin
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