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preferential

[pref-uh-ren-shuhl] / ˌprɛf əˈrɛn ʃəl /
ADJECTIVE
favored
Synonyms


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South Africa is the largest beneficiary of AGOA, which grants eligible sub-Saharan African countries preferential access to the US market.

From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026

Brazil also holds the world's second-largest reserves of rare earth minerals after China, and the US had been eyeing preferential access.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

By the latter half of the century, though, as consumer power demand swelled, preferential power rates for smelters were phased out.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

Liu Xing, a Doubao public-relations executive, said publicly that hotels pay a channel fee only when an order is completed, not for advertisements or preferential rankings.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

It wasn’t long before Jim decided that he wanted to make Farmer’s preferential option for the poor his own life’s work.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French


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