prefer
Example Sentences
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The spa made house calls for some members but preferred that they come in for services, former employees said.
Now, judging by Marina Zenovich’s unvarnished profile, a viewer would prefer to be almost anywhere else, short of an emergency room.
Virtual staging services can also let a prospective buyer select the home-decorating style they prefer and then see the house they’re considering digitally transformed to match.
From MarketWatch
It’s only fair for people to know how the game is played, she figures, but some bosses prefer unwritten rules.
Price fluctuations are paralysing the sales of some imported goods, with both sellers and buyers preferring to postpone transactions until the outlook becomes clearer, AFP correspondents reported.
From Barron's
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