preferences

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“My agent will know the places I like, it will have insight into my finances, my budget, my risk tolerances, all my preferences from the kind of room I like to my pillow type.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Karen Guzzo, PhD, is a professor of sociology and the director of the Carolina Population Center at the University of North Carolina; she’s an expert on fertility preferences and fertility behaviors.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

So it’s unlikely that the variety of individual preferences, even if directly implemented, would make a gross difference to the funding of different programs.

From Slate • May 11, 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 fact, the preferences expressed by online daters fit snugly with the most common stereotypes about men and women.

From "Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven D. Levitt