preferential
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“No company receives preferential treatment,” a Pentagon spokesperson said.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
For example, the EU will limit imports of Mexican beef, with a quota of 5,000 tonnes of the meat allowed in with a preferential tariff rate of 7.5 percent.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“The Department of Transportation doesn’t give preferential treatment to any person, organization, or entity at any time,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Australia has a preferential voting system where voters rank candidates from their most to least preferred.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
He could tell that Malfoy had expected to be treated like Harry or Zabini; perhaps even hoped for some preferential treatment of the type he had learned to expect from Snape.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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