by preference
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Drafts followed, with Harari ended up handling more of the trial scenes, by preference.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2023
The poll asked respondents to rank candidates by preference, in line with Alaska’s new “ranked choice” voting rules.
From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2022
The group said people rank items by preference “all the time.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 1, 2022
Rather than caucus, voters could rank three to five candidates by preference.
From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2020
He would naturally and by preference have begun with the more general subject.
From Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron