prefer
Example Sentences
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The Missouri city was the English Football Association's preferred location, despite two of their group games and several potential knockout matches being on the east coast of the United States.
From Barron's
If businesses and individuals eventually prefer low-cost open-source AI models, or demand collapses when prices are raised to cover costs, all the current leaders might suffer.
He’s fifteen and prefers groaning to actual human words.
From Literature
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"After thinking the matter over carefully, I have decided that I would prefer not to meet it."
From Literature
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Proton VPN maintains independent Swiss ownership, which some users prefer for privacy reasons.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.