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
Large deals are still on the table, but pharma has clearly signaled a preference for spreading bets across a combination of smaller plays.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 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
The preference is even more pronounced now among younger viewers, with 46% of millennials and 49% of Gen Z respondents saying they were willing to watch more ads.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026
The difficulty of shifting so much established work clear across the country could not have been lost on someone whose habitual preference was to stay put.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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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