preferences

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"Pakistani leaders are conducting shuttle diplomacy throughout the Middle East. The question is whether it is transitory and merely the product of the US president's idiosyncratic preferences."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

In some restaurants, children are eating tasting menus, sampling raw fish, developing preferences that would have once been considered decidedly adult.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

“Some people have preferences for gas cooking and the look of a gas-lit fireplace,” said Shah.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

The more clearly the full range of potential costs are understood and planned for, decisions can be made that align with both preferences and resources.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

I wonder how it would feel to spend your whole life trying to remember other people’s preferences on toast butter and starch amounts and sheet changing.

From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett