by preference
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Davis is a “shoes-free person” by preference, but says that his family doesn’t adhere to a strict no-shoes-in-the-house policy.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 30, 2023
Drafts followed, with Harari ended up handling more of the trial scenes, by preference.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
The poll asked respondents to rank candidates by preference, in line with Alaska’s new “ranked choice” voting rules.
From Reuters ● Aug. 16, 2022
Rather than caucus, voters could rank three to five candidates by preference.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 20, 2020
Most of the Tæniopteræ seek their food by preference on the bare level ground, or where the vegetation is most scanty.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
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