would rather
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Nathan Fielder would rather you not read this article.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026
You would not blame teams if they would rather face Australia with the red ball.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
White’s journalist is a Luddite who would rather be late to his own job interview than use Google Maps.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
“I love CEOs. …But most of them would rather be accepting awards from business publications and speaking in business schools, rather than focusing on everything that can go wrong,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Ona had told Whipple earlier that she would rather die than return to slavery.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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