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preference

[pref-er-uhns, pref-ruhns] / ˈprɛf ər əns, ˈprɛf rəns /




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The London-based bank recommends holding on to Big Tech stocks ahead of their earnings, but has a preference for companies with strong business models.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

“Given Warsh’s distaste for forward guidance, he might subtly signal his preference for the October rate outcome,” the economist and currency strategist adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

Recruitment was praised in summer 2025, when Senne Lammens was signed ahead of Emi Martinez, who was Amorim's preference, and Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo, plus Sesko, reinvigorated United's attack.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

Near term, the preference was for shorter-duration bonds and staying overweight cash, such as short-term Treasury bills.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026

Not that pie in the sky stuff, not a preference for optimism over pessimism, but rather “an orientation of the spirit.”

From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson

Schools that keep the preferences are listed publicly as out of compliance and must report more admissions data to the state.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

We want our preferences remembered, our mistakes corrected and our food ready precisely when promised.

From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026

This is due in part to changing preferences, which the report’s writers said are likely attributable to financial costs, a lack of social support, shifting societal norms, and safety and health concerns about having children.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Insecure originalists may worry that they are subconsciously engaging in “judicial activism” in the service of their own policy preferences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

But what she cannot be as certain about are the criteria she uses to form her preferences in that first instant of meeting someone face-to-face.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell


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