preferred
Example Sentences
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The group expects both a "high single-digit percentage" fall in "net bookings", its preferred sales yardstick that excludes deferred revenues, and a "high single-digit negative" operating margin.
From Barron's • May 20, 2026
Core inflation measures, preferred by the Bank of Canada, averaged 2.05% annually, the slowest pace since January 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
"Our guests said how they preferred our service to any other wedding service as it was done within 10 minutes and everyone had more time to party and get on with the day," she said.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Hidalgo-Gonzalez said she hasn’t studied SDG&E’s preferred pathway through Anza-Borrego enough to comment on it.
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
“I preferred men whose record had given them a little celebrity,” he once stated.
From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day
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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