preferred
Example Sentences
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The Rose Café became my preferred meeting place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
About 80% of each cohort now passes the baccalauréat, which entitles students to a university place - though not necessarily their preferred choice.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
Public IB maintains an overweight rating on Malaysia’s plantation sector, pegging Sarawak Plantation and TA Ann as preferred picks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Planting to harvest takes at least nine months, too long for most Filipino farmers who preferred the shorter growing period for beans, squash or bittergourd to feed their families, the farmer added.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
In the memorandum, Himmler also warned the police about young people who ignored German culture and preferred jazz music and swing dance.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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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