have a tendency
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AI detectors, for example, have a tendency to erroneously flag essays written by speakers of English as a second language, a 2023 Stanford analysis External link found.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
"We have a tendency to look at things in isolation," he said.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
“A lot of people have a tendency to divulge that health information in order to explain themselves, and we need to push that aside,” West says.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026
“One of the problems is that capital-M ‘miracles’ have a tendency to be quite bombastic” in biblical entertainment, says Leshem, who directed most episodes of “The Saints.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
As I’ve written you many times before, moods have a tendency to affect us quite a bit here, and in my case it’s been getting worse lately.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
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