preference

Blind mice lose that preference because they cannot detect the difference between light and dark.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 2026

Iraola tends to avoid major debriefs in the dressing room after a game, with his personal preference to speak to the players a day later.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

But both illustrate how valuable it has become for food companies to arrive earlier — to understand appetite not merely after a preference has been expressed, but while it is still taking shape.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Having a seasoned BI official at the helm would also signal the government’s preference for a technocratic, market-oriented transition, DBS economists Taimur Baig and Chua Han Teng said in a recent note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Puffskein is a scavenger that will eat anything from leftovers to spiders, but it has a particular preference for sticking its tongue up the nose of sleeping wizards and eating their bogies.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling

Ling's preferences are echoed by younger customers across the US.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

But their later health, their bodies and even their taste preferences may still carry the imprint of those very early-life experiences.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

Though she showed many classic early childhood indicators — sensitivity to noise, extremely limited food preferences, rigid adherence to routine and difficulties understanding social nuances — no one suggested she was autistic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Forti said the veto-wielding nations -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- might wait until later to express their preferences, while new contenders could emerge.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 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