preferentially
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After being administered systemically, NO-Cbl successfully crossed the blood-brain barrier and accumulated preferentially within glioblastoma tissue.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 27, 2026
The State Department, now run by former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, manages visa processing and has pledged to lower wait times but it has also said it will not treat soccer fans preferentially.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2025
The color is due to Earth’s atmosphere acting as a lens and preferentially directing red and orange light onto the lunar surface, according to the Griffith Observatory.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
Starting with cells in Petri dishes, the team looked at whether trans or cis fats were preferentially metabolized by SPT -- and it turns out that SPT preferred trans fats.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 18, 2024
We made sure that certain varieties, having properties we consider desirable, preferentially reproduced.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
