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prefer

[pri-fur] / prɪˈfɜr /


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This is why your correspondent generally prefers inflation-protected Treasury bonds, known as TIPS, to the regular kind.

From MarketWatch

They find that others still prefer to keep their distance, despite the fact that the disease isn’t spread through casual contact and 95% of people are naturally immune.

From The Wall Street Journal

He preferred to savour one of European golf's greatest weeks.

From BBC

Most great art, of course, possesses subtle inner metaphors, but sometimes I prefer them to be explicit.

From The Wall Street Journal

For those preferring the ease of a standard ticker, the United States Brent Oil Fund tracks the daily price movements of Brent crude oil.

From Barron's