preference
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Blind mice lose that preference because they cannot detect the difference between light and dark.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 28, 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
"Our preference remains for a planned and managed change that will ensure we can avoid a potential service collapse".
From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026
The approach reflects the U.A.E.’s preference for testing what works while preserving room to adjust.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
That romantic phraseology came from Robert R. Wilson, whose preference for solitude sprang from his childhood on the Wyoming range.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
Food and taste preferences also begin to form during this period.
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
Harvey II is offering personal memory, meaning it will remember, for example, a lawyer’s preferences for writing drafts, making and tracking changes to texts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
For years he’d been studying the nuances of their games: their styles, opening preferences, strengths and weaknesses.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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"A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long," Vocabulary from the poem
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Geography and World Regions
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