preferred
Example Sentences
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The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge has been running above its own target for 62 months straight.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Tech companies have preferred a ship-first, sort-it-out-later approach.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
The company offered more than $19 billion External link of the mandatory convertible preferred last week in two equal parts at $50 a share, and both issues are trading actively on the Nasdaq.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Kujawa says he would have "preferred the Bank Holiday after the Brazil match" as it's a "bit of a buzzkill" knowing you have to go to work the next morning.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
Most nights, though, the animals preferred to stay on the cliff, and then she slept easily, soothed by their incessant murmuring.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing preferred
Sula
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 19
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"Speaking with Hands"
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