by preference
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Drafts followed, with Harari ended up handling more of the trial scenes, by preference.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023
The poll asked respondents to rank candidates by preference, in line with Alaska’s new “ranked choice” voting rules.
From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2022
Under ranked choice, voters rank candidates by preference.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2022
Rather than caucus, voters could rank three to five candidates by preference.
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2020
A badger realises that his weakness lies in his lack of agility, and by preference he fights with his back to a tree, that he may not be taken in the rear.
From Lives of the Fur Folk by Haviland, M. D.