preferentially
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"Instead, hydrogen moves preferentially along well-defined helical pathways embedded within an ordered carbon structure."
From Science Daily ● Apr. 21, 2026
Polar and nonpolar molecules rarely mix, because polar molecules preferentially attract one another via electrostatic interactions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2025
The State Department, now run by former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, manages visa processing and has pledged to lower wait times but it has also said it will not treat soccer fans preferentially.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
The color is due to Earth’s atmosphere acting as a lens and preferentially directing red and orange light onto the lunar surface, according to the Griffith Observatory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
It would produce skin cancer preferentially in light-skinned people.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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