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of choice

Idioms  

  1. Preferred above others, as in A strike is the union's weapon of choice. Used with other prepositions (by, for, with), all meaning “by preference,” this idiom dates from about 1300.

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He neither drinks alcohol nor drives a car and his hobby of choice is raising parrots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

It remains one of the most heavily traded vehicles on the market—and the security of choice for many rapid-fire Wall Street equity desks and hedge funds.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The recurring question of who will be the next James Bond generates a lot of pop cultural heat in our world; just type “next James Bond” into your search engine of choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

On Arm’s last earnings call, CEO Rene Haas expressed a desire to make the company “the compute platform of choice for all AI workloads.”

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

That craps was the game of choice of the bond trader was interesting, though.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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