prefer
Example Sentences
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He said the CSJ preferred the material deprivation statistic, which measures whether people lack what are commonly held to be necessities.
From BBC
Billionaires prefer to be paid in shares, which are subject to capital-gains taxes when sold.
Serie A not only wants VAR, it "would prefer more intervention rather than less".
From BBC
He stayed with friends while in the city because he preferred to do so, but also because most hotels were booked for the Super Bowl, he said.
Discovery said it would restart deal talks, setting the stage for a potential bidding war with its preferred suitor Netflix.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.