preferential
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For example, the EU will limit imports of Mexican beef, with a quota of 5,000 tonnes of the meat allowed in with a preferential tariff rate of 7.5 percent.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Meta declined to comment on the financial terms of the agreement, which would provide preferential access to Overview Energy’s future capacity.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
There’s a potential at the margins for past balances to knock a person from a preferential rate, he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
There was a desire to set a precedent and avoid perceptions that Fernandez, one of the squad's senior figures, had received preferential treatment.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
“But didn’t we always say that people who go into policy make a preferential option for their own ideas?”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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