preferences

Example Sentences

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For instance, if you plan to retire in 2040, select a fund for a later year, making sure that the glide path aligns with your preferences.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

In some restaurants, children are eating tasting menus, sampling raw fish, developing preferences that would have once been considered decidedly adult.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

The researchers think the behaviour is likely to have been learned socially as different troops of monkeys have preferences for certain types of soil.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

“Some people have preferences for gas cooking and the look of a gas-lit fireplace,” said Shah.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

No matter where they were, Indigenous peoples’ governance was based on valuing what was best for the community over the needs or preferences of individuals.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz