preference

Part of the reason is that bigger companies can more easily bear higher costs of capital, while a strategic preference for larger companies also supported mega-deals, according to Mergermarket’s Guthrie.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

That’s the message retail investors are sending as fund flow data for September indicates a strong preference developing for exchange-traded funds focused on longer-duration Treasury bonds, while the equity market remains in a holding pattern.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

Ramsdale ticked all the boxes as a goalkeeper who had ability with his feet to complement Martin's preference to build up from the back.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

According to a May report from the Secretary of State’s office, just under 45% of voters were registered as Democrats, 25% Republicans and 22% with no party preference.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

The British preference, have woken, was once considered obsolete in the United States.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner

Insecure originalists may worry that they are subconsciously engaging in “judicial activism” in the service of their own policy preferences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

If you aren’t communicating your preferences early and often, they might not know that this is a financial stress for you.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Diana's preferences included the soap opera Crossroads and the music of David Bowie.

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

CVS’s agents are even “aging” so they will in theory mimic the way human preferences change over time and in response to the world.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

No matter where they were, Indigenous peoples’ governance was based on valuing what was best for the community over the needs or preferences of individuals.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz