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Preferred parking at Stellantis headquarters is reserved for company-made cars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Chase Bank’s stable of cards includes its Sapphire Reserve and Sapphire Preferred cards.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 13, 2026

Sector bond ETFs are tougher to find, but Invesco Financial Preferred holds preferred stock in many financial institutions.

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

Their analysis followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses 2020 guidelines, which are designed to increase the reliability and transparency of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.

From Science Daily • Dec. 8, 2025

Maybe she did not feel inclined To risk the bread-and-cheese and kisses, Or else her calculating mind Preferred "Her Ladyship" to "Mrs."

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 7, 1893 by Burnand, F. C. (Francis Cowley), Sir