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As a low-rated player enjoying games with tight time controls, I very often promote to a rook instead of a queen. The reason is slightly different from the other answers: not so much to prevent instant stalemate, but to prevent running into accidental stalemate down the line, while trying to mate my opponent through ladder-mate or a king and rook endgame.
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