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About 56% of U.S. adults are in favor of it, while 42% prefer permanent standard time, which would provide more sunshine each morning, according to an AP-NORC poll conducted last year.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Arrange the Saltines in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet, or place them in a large mixing bowl if you prefer to toss them first.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

Both factions obsess over AI risks, and both prefer technical solutions and quiet influence over AI companies to street protests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Or, if you prefer your puzzles bite-sized, try today’s mini.

From Slate ● Jul. 9, 2026

“It’s Elizabeth. But if you don’t mind, I prefer Lizzie. My gran says that’s a nickname reserved for barmaids and axe murderers, but I quite like it.”

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin

He also prefers companies with “high inside ownership.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

He added that Aldi's heavy reliance on packaged, private-label processed foods was a detractor compared to the natural organic options he prefers.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

His effortlessly epic, formidably impressive “The Odyssey,” which opens Friday, clocks in at 2 hours, 53 minutes, which in the Imax film version Nolan prefers comes out to approximately 11 miles of celluloid.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026

A Comerica employee, near the end of the session, asked the chief if he prefers chili with beans or without.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

Since we’re to be moving slowly, Mags prefers to walk with the aid of a branch Finnick quickly fashions into a cane for her.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

Based on data out this week, economists forecast that the Fed’s preferred core PCE gauge rose less than 0.2% in June, which could bolster the central bank’s case for holding rates steady in July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

For economists and policymakers, the producer-price index report is noteworthy mostly because some of its underlying figures are used to calculate the Fed’s preferred inflation metric, the price index of personal-consumption expenditures.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026

Goalkeepers and analysts now have access to extensive video footage, data and penalty maps, allowing them to study opponents' run-ups, body shape and preferred techniques in forensic detail.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

“Confessions II” features intimate retrospectives of Madonna’s career and personal life — rare, clear-eyed visits to the past from an artist who has always preferred to keep her eyes on the future.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

One of the reasons he did not mind if original holders of government securities sold out to speculators was that he preferred to see the money in fewer hands.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

Under owner Arte Moreno, the Angels have resisted rebuilding, preferring to add lower-tier free agents and rush college players to the major leagues in an effort to field a competitive roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

But one important reason for preferring high tariff rates remains underappreciated: their role in the overall system of taxation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

The MLPs have higher yields and some tax benefits, but many investors don’t like to get K-1 tax forms, preferring 1099s.

From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026

For years, the U.S. refrained from investigating sitting politicians in its fight against drug trafficking, preferring to target cartel leaders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Cersei ignored him, preferring to lavish her smiles on their cousin.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin