preferably
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He plans to go to college in the Northeast, preferably a city with a good transit system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
“The main thing is finding something that you enjoy doing, that preferably doesn’t harm others, and that tests whatever aptitude one has, that tests one’s ingenuity,” he said of his approach to life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Talk to an estate-planning attorney, preferably one who specializes in Medicaid.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
Until one or the other, or preferably both, decide to offer concessions, renewed full-scale hostilities remain an incident away.
From BBC ● May 5, 2026
I would just talk to her another time, I thought, preferably one when my mom wasn’t around.
From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez
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