preference

While the Chinese social-media company’s 2Q results were better than Citi expected, its management flagged challenges including a shift in advertising preference toward higher return-on-investment formats, the analysts say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But both illustrate how valuable it has become for food companies to arrive earlier — to understand appetite not merely after a preference has been expressed, but while it is still taking shape.

From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026

Barrack said that Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, who led the rebel forces against Assad, "has neither adopted not maintained proxy forces" and "repeatedly indicated a preference for de-escalation with Israel".

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

That preference allows the engineered bacteria to function as microscopic drug factories inside tumors.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026

And Toby, noting my preference, has kept me in chocolate cake ever since.

From "Bunnicula" by Deborah Howe and James Howe

Forti said the veto-wielding nations -- Britain, China, France, Russia and the United States -- might wait until later to express their preferences, while new contenders could emerge.

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

Rather than trying to control which molecule receives an electron through conventional chemical preferences, the researchers developed a catalyst that releases the electron directly into the surrounding solution.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026

These are voters whose preferences the pre-election polling did not seem to adequately reflect.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

AI matchmaking users have complained about limited prospect pools, generic descriptions of potential matches, and chatbots that simply regurgitate their preferences.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Horses have strong preferences for particular courses, and Belmont was War Admiral’s home track, the site of his greatest performance.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand