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He said he invited Haines to discuss the award on the air but she declined, saying she would prefer a private conversation off the air.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

Traditionally, he says, men "almost need a bit of a scare" to start trying to shed the pounds, seeing it as something private and shunning the more social approach some women prefer, like slimming clubs.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

I prefer mine on the less-sweet side, but both the honey and pepper are easy to adjust depending on your fruit and your taste.

From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026

"The idea of doubling the night tours and doing them also on Fridays and Saturdays was mainly to give access to visitors that prefer cooler hours," said Simone Quilici, director of the Colosseum complex.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

I wasn’t in the mood to socialize today, but I much prefer Emma to the FBI.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

Toure - who is only eight months older than Diomande, now of Real Madrid - prefers to operate down the left flank, although he can be effective on both sides.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 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

The billionaire has since repeated that he is keeping the option of striking Tehran on the table, but prefers to stress the economic damage inflicted on the country through economic sanctions.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Much like Vought, he prefers to stay out of the limelight.

From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026

These days, I notice, she likes to hum her songs, prefers this, when once she would only sing pristine notes, ring them out like clarions around the apartment.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

He told the Wall Street Journal that he preferred Lloyd Wright’s work over his father’s, explaining, “Lloyd Wright is more minimal. More pure. But just as beautiful.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

He has preferred systems but he'll wait and see on that front.

From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026

Core personal-consumption expenditures — the Fed’s preferred inflation measure — is on target for 0.2% in July.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

He said he would have preferred to see Macron "in a fire truck helping firefighters put out the blaze. That's where he should have been."

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

Katie took the letter from me in the hall as if she would have preferred I’d handed her a steaming pile of fresh horse manure.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen

Under owner Arte Moreno, the Angels have resisted rebuilding, preferring to add lower-tier free agents and rush college players to the major leagues in an effort to field a competitive roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Since remote work slows that process, the researchers argue, companies see young talent as a less attractive value proposition, preferring to invest instead in older workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

The MLPs have higher yields and some tax benefits, but many investors don’t like to get K-1 tax forms, preferring 1099s.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

But one important reason for preferring high tariff rates remains underappreciated: their role in the overall system of taxation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Cleopatra politely refused his offer, preferring not to go ashore.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby