preferred position
Americannoun
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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
Palmer’s preferred position is off the right, but he has shown for Chelsea he can play anywhere across the front line, and in a deeper midfield position.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024
The narrowing of his eyes and the smile were small indications of the mental gymnastics Anthony Davis still seems to be playing when he was asked about his preferred position for the Lakers.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2023
The second question, in more definite terms, is whether freedom of speech and press occupies a "preferred position" in the constitutional hierarchy of values so that legislation restrictive of it is presumptively unconstitutional.
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 Corwin, Edward Samuel
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