prefer

Some people might prefer one adult sibling be the designated guardian over another.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

I much prefer the modern apology “my bad.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

It’s lunchtime at Fountain Grains & Greens in East Hollywood, a counter-service restaurant where customers increasingly prefer their rice and vegetable bowls piled high with hunks of chicken or steak.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026

Some financial analysts compared Bessent’s maneuvers to “rearranging deckchairs on the Titanic”—which probably isn’t an analogy he’d prefer to see!

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

Penelope did not bother to explain that the Incorrigibles were more than capable of catching their own meals and would probably prefer to eat them uncooked, rather than roasted on a spit.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

But Scott says he prefers to make films about AI rather than use it himself.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In high school, he was a choir kid, and though he can “listen to just about anything,” he prefers “west coast rap.”

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

The world of “Lanterns” prefers to be bracingly honest about our false assumptions about heroism and whether the people we deem to be noble really are.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

He prefers companies converting AI demand into orders and recurring revenue.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

“He prefers twine, you know how fashionable he is.”

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

They have deep, all-consuming special interests just like autistic boys, but their preferred subjects are often socially mainstream: unicorns, a particular type of doll.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

The July reading of the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal-consumption expenditure price index, hit 3.7% on a year-over-year basis, slightly surpassing economists’ expectations of 3.6%.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

But inflation rose by 3.7% in the 12 months that ended in June, using the central bank’s preferred PCE price index.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026

Tennessee is the company’s preferred destination, people familiar with its thinking have said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

Truly, travel was a great bother and a great expense, and it was no wonder most people preferred staying at home.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Clients have drifted away from Song Oh-soon's fortune-telling village on the edge of Seoul, preferring online AI-powered divination to the centuries-old prophesying tradition still practised there.

From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026

While his holdings grew to include high-profile sports franchises, Walter generally keeps a low profile, preferring time with his wife and daughter to glitzy events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

Locke is reluctant to divulge his own interpretation of the characters’ future, preferring instead to let viewers make sense of the hopeful ending.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026

It even objected to the Vatican's decision to have priests face the congregation when holding Mass, preferring the medieval practice of facing the altar, with their backs to the congregants.

From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026

As the days went on, she became less anxious about Mr. Marsden’s state of mind, much preferring his coolness to the rosebud smiles and little pats she had endured before her illness.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson