preference
Example Sentences
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"These findings suggest that weight gain may not be due to wheat-specific effects, but rather to a strong preference for carbohydrates and the associated metabolic changes," said Professor Matsumura.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
"We know that those species indeed can actually bite, that they do have a preference to live in and around houses rather than in natural habitats, at least in the UK and Ireland," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026
Given the heightened inflation expectations, Nuveen evinces a clear preference for floating rate rather than fixed-credit instruments, energy and upstream assets across equities, and for hard assets and real return profiles.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
Utz Brands stands out as the clearest beneficiary of this shifting preference thanks to its lineup of salty snacks, says Baumgartner.
From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026
“Do you have a preference for who should conduct the meeting?”
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Vocabulary lists containing preference
Trumps
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"A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long," Vocabulary from the poem
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Geography and World Regions
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