preferentially
- a word derived from preferential.
Example Sentences
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After being administered systemically, NO-Cbl successfully crossed the blood-brain barrier and accumulated preferentially within glioblastoma tissue.
From Science Daily • Jun. 27, 2026
The State Department, now run by former Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, manages visa processing and has pledged to lower wait times but it has also said it will not treat soccer fans preferentially.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 29, 2025
The color is due to Earth’s atmosphere acting as a lens and preferentially directing red and orange light onto the lunar surface, according to the Griffith Observatory.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 17, 2024
Although most genetic risk variants linked to psychiatric diagnoses impacted genes with well-known biological functions, the researchers found that some genetic risk variants preferentially affected the expression of HERVs.
From Science Daily • May 22, 2024
It would produce skin cancer preferentially in light-skinned people.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
