preferences
Example Sentences
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We could each put down on our tax forms our spending preferences.
From Slate • May 11, 2026
GameStop has offered to buy eBay, which has done a better job of adapting to changing consumer preferences.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026
For instance, if you plan to retire in 2040, select a fund for a later year, making sure that the glide path aligns with your preferences.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 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
The two preferences were “the same as mine” or “it doesn’t matter.”
From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt
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