preference
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Only about two dozen were adopted domestically, partly due to South Koreans' preference for small breeds better suited to apartment living.
From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026
The mice showed a preference for HFCS, and the sweetener suppressed AgRP neuron activity more strongly than fructose alone.
From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026
As far as quality goes, individual investors have a preference: They gravitate toward stocks with small market capitalizations, volatile returns and high valuations relative to fundamentals like earnings and sales growth.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 25, 2026
Warsh has expressed a preference for the 1996 Fed approach, which allowed fast growth without igniting inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
Lawson’s preference for dinner was Luchow’s, the German restaurant that had been far beyond the Fischer family’s means when they’d lived across the street from it some seven years before.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing preference
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"A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long," Vocabulary from the poem
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