preferences

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“Accommodating the changing needs and preferences of employees in a high-turnover industry is a complex optimization problem that has been challenging, even for sophisticated software to solve,” said Williams Woolley.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In recent data, “we can see the preferences tilt a little to more expensive home, and I suspect that that’s due to that wealth effect for those buyers,” Simonsen said in an accompanying video.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Significantly a person's own wishes and preferences will be taken into consideration, however, unless they indicate an objection, it's unlikely that their living arrangements will be considered a deprivation of liberty.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

As a result, feeding preferences shifted away from carbohydrates and toward protein-rich nutrients.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2026

Boaz had been so distracted by Edelman’s snack preferences that he was certain he must have heard him wrong.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny