preferred position
Americannoun
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Marcus Smith, who started at fly-half in the opening round defeat by Ireland, had a solid game from full-back but will be targeting a return to his preferred position.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025
One of the reasons Mbappe is not playing in his preferred position is so Ancelotti can deploy Vinicius Jr on the left and Jude Bellingham on the right.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2024
Even as he continued to play out of his preferred position.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2024
Now, though, WSU has found a permanent arrangement, which slots Hilborn at left guard, his natural and preferred position.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
Justice Jackson also protested: "We cannot," he said, "give some constitutional rights a preferred position without relegating others to a deferred position."
From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Edward Samuel Corwin
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