prefer

Example Sentences

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Paramount’s hostile takeover bypasses management entirely, appealing directly to investors and potentially putting shareholders’ preferences at odds with the board’s preferred transaction.

From MarketWatch

Skeleton wasn’t Ro’s preferred route to the Olympics; track was.

From Los Angeles Times

Mia Brookes came so close to a medal in the big air but has an arguably better chance in her preferred slopestyle.

From BBC

They prefer clean energy, but their soaring electricity needs are also spurring the development of more natural-gas power plants.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is currently uncertainty over the future of the Ospreys after it emerged its owners, Y11 Media and Sport, is the preferred bidder to take over rivals Cardiff.

From BBC