preferential
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"The United States will allow preferential duty access for whiskey produced in the United Kingdom," Greer said in a statement.
From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026
There’s a potential at the margins for past balances to knock a person from a preferential rate, he said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 25, 2026
There was a desire to set a precedent and avoid perceptions that Fernandez, one of the squad's senior figures, had received preferential treatment.
From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026
The crackdown has reignited the debate over a longstanding practice in Detroit, where automakers have encouraged employees to spend their paychecks on company-made vehicles—with preferential parking as a perk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 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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