as in preferred
to show partiality toward
I'm leaning toward sausage on our pizza tonight—we got pepperoni the last three times
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Sitting in the Petco Park visiting dugout Monday afternoon, Dodgers general manager Brandon Gomes would have preferred to be answering a different set of questions about the team’s rotation depth.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
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Cash or check is preferred; credit cards are accepted with a $1 fee.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 May 2026
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There’s a photograph that Adriano Goldschmied often liked to show.—
Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
19 May 2026
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Producers liked her so much she was cast for the Season 50, which featured all former players.—
Rodney Ho,
AJC.com,
19 May 2026
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When asset managers in the 1970s and ’80s rushed to buy room-sized minicomputers, the first movers enjoyed a genuine edge—for perhaps two or three years.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
19 May 2026
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Key Takeaways Rice pudding and tapioca pudding can be enjoyed as part of a healthy breakfast or snack and are relatively low in calories.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
19 May 2026
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Warsh has been critical of the decision-making of the Fed under Powell’s leadership, and argues for a fundamentally more dovish policy stance while his predecessor has favored a wait-and-see approach.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
17 May 2026
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Here are three stocks favored by some of Wall Street’s top pros, according to TipRanks, a platform that ranks analysts based on their past performance.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
17 May 2026
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“Leaned (toward or towards).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaned%20%28toward%20or%20towards%29. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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