Defendant's challenge to the court's reasonable doubt charge is unpreserved and we decline to review it in the interest of justice. Were we to review this claim, we would find that although "[t]he preferred phrasing to convey the concept and degree of reasonable doubt is illustrated in the Pattern Criminal Jury Instructions" (People v Cubino,
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