inclination
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I call the inclination to stay close to home “amusement park syndrome,” because people will drive long distances to go on roller-coasters but refuse to drive to another city to see a superior physician.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
"Sometimes people can get very embarrassed by pests because there is an inclination that maybe they're dirty, which actually isn't always the case," he said.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
Three regional Fed presidents dissented at April’s policy meeting, pushing to remove the Fed statement’s “easing bias”—the language that signals the committee’s inclination toward rate cuts.
From Barron's • May 14, 2026
Both authors serve their readers well by resisting any inclination to hagiography, all the more impressive in Mr. Streitfeld’s case given his closeness to his subject.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
Smith and Pollard had unearthed in him, in Smith’s words, “more natural inclination to run than any horse I have ever seen.”
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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