preference
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JPM says its preference in the industry shifts to Schneider’s smaller French peer Legrand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
You can still buy homes under $1 million in Los Angeles, but you’ll have to be smarter about your search, widen your location preference and prepare to compromise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Across multiple combinations of datasets, we find a consistent, mild preference for primordial magnetic fields, ranging from about 1.5 to three standard deviations.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 4, 2026
"But they've applied her prodigious charms too thinly, and even she – with her preference for all things 'sumptuous' – can't stop the feeling that the show has gone more than a little stale."
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Her spirit secrets, her longing for Elisha, or her growing preference for a different kind of life?
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
If you aren’t communicating your preferences early and often, they might not know that this is a financial stress for you.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
A spokesperson said: "We encourage students to select accommodation that aligns with their lifestyle preferences and budget throughout the application process."
From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026
CVS’s agents are even “aging” so they will in theory mimic the way human preferences change over time and in response to the world.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The Department of Health and Human Services found race preferences are also in use at the Duke University School of Medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
To help it make food decisions, our brain developed taste preferences.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
Vocabulary lists containing preference
Trumps
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"A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long," Vocabulary from the poem
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