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Although this preference for warm environments remained remarkably consistent, the researchers identified two important exceptions.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

The General Social Survey, a survey of public opinion, finds that after about 1994, Americans’ preference for harsher courts softened.

From Slate ● Oct. 26, 2026

The average wedding cost $34,200 this year, according to The Knot, and your preference for a more affordable alternative is increasingly commonplace.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

Former employees of Lighthouse said the company typically sought to enroll kids in full-time or half-time slots, with a preference for full-time.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The difficulty of shifting so much established work clear across the country could not have been lost on someone whose habitual preference was to stay put.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

The team then compared these preferences with reconstructions of ancient geography and climate to identify where suitable habitats existed at different points in Earth's history.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Because the trust fund was small by global standards, Tuvalu had "limited ability to tailor specific investment preferences", read a briefing released by New Zealand's foreign affairs department.

From Barron's ● Oct. 28, 2026

But an AI assistant hears travelers describe their budgets, preferences and plans in their own words.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

The analyst’s recommendations, along with the family’s preferences, are supposed to determine weekly hours, and an insurer generally must authorize services.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

These are the preferences of the universe itself: verbs over nouns, actions over states, struggle over hope.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates