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About 56% of U.S. adults are in favor of it, while 42% prefer permanent standard time, which would provide more sunshine each morning, according to an AP-NORC poll conducted last year.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026

Arrange the Saltines in a single layer on the prepared baking sheet, or place them in a large mixing bowl if you prefer to toss them first.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

But Bartoli would prefer Deschamps to return to playing her sport.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

Both factions obsess over AI risks, and both prefer technical solutions and quiet influence over AI companies to street protests.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

“Creative people like to make things up. I prefer real things. I prefer facts.”

From "Wolfie & Fly" by Cary Fagan

Girl Power on steroids, Nanno prefers cold hard justice to empathy every time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

He added that Aldi's heavy reliance on packaged, private-label processed foods was a detractor compared to the natural organic options he prefers.

From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026

A Comerica employee, near the end of the session, asked the chief if he prefers chili with beans or without.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

“This transition will enable us to align more closely with how most of our community prefers to access and play games today.”

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026

Sometimes Adah comes, although she generally prefers her own company to anyone else’s.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

The amendment that was rejected in Tuesday's vote was a provision on preference voting, allowing voters to choose preferred candidates from a list.

From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026

My preferred way to eat chicken noodle soup as a child was with so many Saltines crushed into the bowl that it ceased to resemble soup altogether.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

Choose the Journal as a preferred source on Google.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026

To her mother’s disappointment, Lily preferred more popular books such as “Dork Diaries.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

It was how the ancestors preferred to communicate.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Under owner Arte Moreno, the Angels have resisted rebuilding, preferring to add lower-tier free agents and rush college players to the major leagues in an effort to field a competitive roster.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Since remote work slows that process, the researchers argue, companies see young talent as a less attractive value proposition, preferring to invest instead in older workers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026

For years, the U.S. refrained from investigating sitting politicians in its fight against drug trafficking, preferring to target cartel leaders.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

Doubts over the sector and low prospective returns meant that energy majors have so far largely stayed away, preferring to invest in biofuels, said Mutrelle.

From Barron's ● May 31, 2026

But what would happen if I were to give you a questionnaire and ask you to enumerate your reasons for preferring one jam to another?

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell