preferred
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Along age, gender, racial and geographic lines, voters preferred Becerra to Hilton nearly across the board.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
“I would have preferred a zero-tariff situation,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Sancho, whose integration was delayed by an ear infection that led to him being in hospital, preferred to be on the left.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
Tech companies have preferred a ship-first, sort-it-out-later approach.
From Slate • Jun. 10, 2026
Not on the normal tourist route, it was clean and cozy, with dark-painted walls, a giant silver-sequined elephant and other decorations from Thailand, and dim lighting, which his eyes preferred.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
Vocabulary lists containing preferred
Sula
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"Principles of Business," Vocabulary from Chapter 19
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"Speaking with Hands"
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