preferred
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“It’s just this classic case where a little more certainty is preferred versus uncertainty going into a Fed meeting.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Others said their children had nothing to do with the trauma of Sept. 11, that they preferred not to discuss it with them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
And, in a nod to MLB, LA28 organizers scheduled the baseball competition in a preferred window, starting before any competition in gymnastics, swimming and track and field.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Electricity costs were rising well before artificial-intelligence data centers became the preferred explanation for higher demand.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026
Like most of his fellow Virginians, he wanted it known that he preferred an early end to the slave trade and regarded the institution of slavery “a deep-rooted abuse.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing preferred
Sula
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 19
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"Speaking with Hands"
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