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prefer

[pri-fur] / prɪˈfɜr /


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Now, judging by Marina Zenovich’s unvarnished profile, a viewer would prefer to be almost anywhere else, short of an emergency room.

From The Wall Street Journal

Virtual staging services can also let a prospective buyer select the home-decorating style they prefer and then see the house they’re considering digitally transformed to match.

From MarketWatch

It’s only fair for people to know how the game is played, she figures, but some bosses prefer unwritten rules.

From The Wall Street Journal

Price fluctuations are paralysing the sales of some imported goods, with both sellers and buyers preferring to postpone transactions until the outlook becomes clearer, AFP correspondents reported.

From Barron's

Inflation by the Fed’s preferred measure—the personal consumption expenditures price index—has been mostly rising since April.

From The Wall Street Journal