preferred
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Buffett’s trouble with airlines started in the late 1980s, when Berkshire’s $358 million investment in USAir’s preferred stock in 1989 quickly went south.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
The business owners said they would have preferred a compromise with the council, by keeping free parking on the prom but with time-limited spaces.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Hidalgo-Gonzalez said she hasn’t studied SDG&E’s preferred pathway through Anza-Borrego enough to comment on it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Prior to this, designers often avoided using religious figures; they preferred more abstract interpretations; it also helped prevent any controversy that might emerge from depicting sacred figures.
From Salon • May 17, 2026
It was a simple, reliable system, and now that they were home, Penelope realized she much preferred it to the constant flurry of postal deliveries they had endured in London.
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing preferred
Sula
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 19
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"Speaking with Hands"
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