preferential
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Davis was also instrumental in doubling the Oscars’ best picture category from five nominees to 10 in 2009, establishing the preferential ballot system that determines the academy’s top prize.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
Forums like Mumsnet and Reddit, external are full of posts complaining about siblings being shown preferential treatment regarding money.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2026
This battle over cheese does not pass the smell test for Busch, who argues the U.S. also gives preferential treatment to countries it establishes trade deals with—including Canada.
From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026
Greer said those measures would have given Canada "the most preferential treatment of any trading partner," according to the Times.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
“But didn’t we always say that people who go into policy make a preferential option for their own ideas?”
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
Vocabulary lists containing preferential
Unequal: A Story of America
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