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Following the announcement, some viewers speculated the show could be acquired by another UK broadcaster, but Bailey suggested the show's creators may prefer to go it alone.

From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026

I’d prefer it if our current politicians could acknowledge that.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

Still trying to break the curse, Jet sneaks the family guide to necromancy away from the library where Sally would prefer it remain untouched.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The union would prefer to strike a comprehensive deal with MLB and LA28.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

I much prefer the way things are now, even if it's harder to build a reputation on your own.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

But crude oil continues to find a way out of the Persian Gulf and the U.S. still prefers to pressure Tehran and its enablers through economic measures, he adds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026

The market-intelligence team there likes going long the Nasdaq-100 and short the Russell 2000 and prefers the “Magnificent Seven”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Barcola, who will wear the number 29 shirt at Anfield, prefers to play on the left wing but can operate across the forward line.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

At 1 1/8 miles, the race was shorter than Gold Phoenix prefers, and he had to beat a field that included another Del Mar specialist, Formidable Man.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

He whispered an aside to me: “I’m a little rusty, hut I think I’ll use Spanish now. He prefers it on delicate matters.”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli

The lane draft: Athletes contesting the 200m will take part in a lane draft, selecting their preferred semi-final heat and lane in world rankings order.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Others said their children had nothing to do with the trauma of Sept. 11, that they preferred not to discuss it with them.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

And, in a nod to MLB, LA28 organizers scheduled the baseball competition in a preferred window, starting before any competition in gymnastics, swimming and track and field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

Electricity costs were rising well before artificial-intelligence data centers became the preferred explanation for higher demand.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Most nights, though, the animals preferred to stay on the cliff, and then she slept easily, soothed by their incessant murmuring.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Tim Garcia, who coached Raymond at Ventura High, said Raymond was never much of a talker on the field, preferring to lead by example, especially noting his strong intensity and commitment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Mladić struggled to come to terms with her suicide, preferring wild conspiracy theories which blamed the tragedy on everyone but himself.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

"This excess in supply is also likely an additional factor serving to weigh on global sovereign debt markets with some investors preferring to invest in Big Tech as opposed to indebted sovereigns."

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

And he said he did not have any conversations with Tigers president of baseball operations Scott Harris about preferring to be traded to the Dodgers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026

She refused, over and over, to give any single person her devotion, preferring instead to make a home for herself that she defined on her own terms, and of which she was master.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart