preferential
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Washington has negotiated preferential access to minerals in the Democratic Republic of Congo—the world’s top cobalt producer—and in aspiring EU member Ukraine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Several physicians expressed discomfort with fundraising practices that appeared to exploit the physician-patient relationship or give preferential treatment to wealthy donors, Smith found.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
"We could see how the electrons' properties began to have a preferential direction in this interfacial region and behave in a way that stabilized and strengthened the superconducting state," says Lombardi.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 17, 2026
The former vice president of Costa Rica is calling for a selection process free from any preferential treatment for women.
From Barron's ● Jun. 9, 2026
Often they would lay aside the tastiest morsels for the warders in exchange for favors or preferential treatment.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Unequal: A Story of America
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