gravitate
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It strikes me that the people who gravitate toward these bots not only feel lonely but also are actively excluded from circles of support.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2026
“If every movie is so amazing, five stars on Letterboxd every time, those people you’re not going to want to gravitate towards,” Hillard added.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
I think free agents gravitate toward that in general.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
James said he has noticed younger viewers often gravitate toward fast-paced content and advice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
“I can’t be sure. They gravitate toward type.”
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
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Some nod to what’s happening in America, such as when Carrie discovers the school library and gravitates straight to books that have been banned from classrooms and community libraries across the country.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026
But she still fears people "make assumptions" based on her accent so at networking events she gravitates towards others with a Welsh accent.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
When volatility rises, capital gravitates toward systems that can contain it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
They are the kinds of stocks Warren Buffett External link gravitates toward.
From Barron's ● Feb. 2, 2026
Lately Gogol has started to notice a trend: now that they inhabit this world of couples, dinner party small talk gravitates to the naming of children.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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At the same time, Americans have gravitated in recent years toward larger vehicles, which hit pedestrians with greater force.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
There’s a reason why the market has gravitated toward a small number of limited carriers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
He also emphasized that Target had “much more work to do” to win back consumers, who have gravitated to rivals that have been able to offer deeper discounts.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Weist has repeatedly gravitated toward systems that most people encounter only indirectly, transforming her research processes into subjects of aesthetic and political investigation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2026
Otto, shorter and wider than his cousin, gravitated to Sheed’s side.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
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Lately, Skarsgård seems to be doing the same, gravitating toward roles that, at their core, interrogate the impact his looks have on other people.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
“In that context, people are gravitating towards the largest players in the industry and looking at us to provide the antidotes to this development in AI,” Arora said in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Shell pointed out that Treasurys have recently outperformed swaps, a sign that investors are gravitating back toward the longer end of the curve.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 27, 2026
Meanwhile, masked flower bearers started to appear, gravitating towards the scene of the incident and laying vibrant bouquets at the base of what has now been dubbed the Justice Tree.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
But with guidance, as they developed self-confidence and maturity, they moved on to other jobs, gravitating toward those that would suit their own interests and skills.
From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry
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