preferred position
Americannoun
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The brief extension "was the preferred position of the Americans," Mary Lovely of the Peterson Institute for International Economics told AFP.
From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
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
In fact, the only starter playing by the end of the game was center Evan Brown, who moved to left guard, allowing rookie Olu Oluwatimi to fill in at center, his preferred position.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 9, 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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