Prefer
Prefer verb - To show partiality toward.
Common collocations
| nothing | prefer nothing | sanction nothing |
Both words in one sentence
- Both prefer to drive large, destructive vehicles, and both cause massive amounts of collateral damage to life and property; one side merely has the advantage of legal sanction for their acts, while the other's motives are purely mercenary.
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