preferred
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Still, the trimmed mean and weighted median measures of underlying inflation preferred by the Bank of Canada were unchanged, averaging 1.95% annually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
One briefing document, dated 10 September 1998, reported Bin Laden's preferred location for a strike was within the US, with Washington a prime target.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
Others said their children had nothing to do with the trauma of Sept. 11, that they preferred not to discuss it with them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
And, in a nod to MLB, LA28 organizers scheduled the baseball competition in a preferred window, starting before any competition in gymnastics, swimming and track and field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
It wouldn’t pay much, but I preferred it to begging.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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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