preferred

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Carney, meanwhile, was on CanForce 1—his team preferred to simply call it by the name of its European maker, the Airbus—to China, where he would ink a “new strategic partnership” with Xi Jinping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 8, 2026

For enterprise value, Strategy included $6.75 billion of debt and $15.46 billion of preferred stock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

He has also hinted at changes to the North Portico's 200-year-old columns -- which are in the Ionic style and not his preferred, more ornate Corinthian style -- and have recently been covered by scaffolding.

From Barron's • Jul. 6, 2026

Strategy also said Monday that it didn’t sell any preferred or common shares last week, but also did not buy back any shares under its current repurchase program.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 6, 2026

This conferred instant credibility upon his preferred role as designated truth teller, poised to expose the chaotic reality beneath all uplifting accounts of the Revolution.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis