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Operational earnings before interest, taxes and amortization—one of the company’s preferred earnings metrics—climbed 24% to $2.03 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
Thompson’s screenplay used precious few lines from Austen’s novel; she preferred to mimic the author’s style.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
Surely such powerful intelligence could translate discharge instructions into a patient’s preferred language?
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2026
A relatively small carnivore might have regarded a human as worthwhile prey, whereas an enormous hunter such as T. rex may have preferred much larger animals.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
It wouldn’t pay much, but I preferred it to begging.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 19
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