preference
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“Actual riders frequently state in surveys that their preference is for Metro to prioritize safety along with a faster and more frequent network, not free fares.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
“Given Warsh’s distaste for forward guidance, he might subtly signal his preference for the October rate outcome,” the economist and currency strategist adds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
It also speaks to Antares’s preference for companies that aren’t reinventing the wheel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Novack generally shuns them but understands it is a personal preference for those who can afford it.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
He applied there, he said, out of a sense of “nonconformity” and despite his mother’s preference that he attend a Christian college.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
Maggie Hennessy explores what diners’ changing preferences mean for dinner time.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
He noted that it’s important in an academic setting to not react instantly to shifting student preferences, and to make thoughtful changes.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026
Schools that keep the preferences are listed publicly as out of compliance and must report more admissions data to the state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
We want our preferences remembered, our mistakes corrected and our food ready precisely when promised.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
They would reveal their actual preferences later, in confidential e-mails to the people they wanted to date.
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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