preference
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Germany and Japan remains supportive, and so, while U.S. equities are the preference, there are pockets of Europe and Japan where it feels comfortable, notably in industrials, materials, tech and utilities.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
"While shutting down a science instrument is not anybody's preference, it is the best option available," said Kareem Badaruddin, Voyager mission manager at JPL.
From Science Daily • May 4, 2026
The fact that it hasn’t probably speaks as much to the absence of bargains as to its preference for folding companies into the conglomerate.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
About 25% of voters in the district are listed as having no party preference.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Not that pie in the sky stuff, not a preference for optimism over pessimism, but rather “an orientation of the spirit.”
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
Vocabulary lists containing preference
Trumps
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"A Poem for My Librarian, Mrs. Long," Vocabulary from the poem
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Geography and World Regions
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