inclination

“If people have that inclination, they are going to have it no matter what you do about it.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Reflecting on her return to government, she said a "big difference" between Burnham and his predecessor in Downing Street was his inclination to tell "the story of why we're doing something" in government.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Collectively, that inclination could lead to bills soaring ever higher.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Leavitt lacked the understanding, intelligence or inclination to manage the situation.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

He had no inclination to go against the belief system that had formed him.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

"Larijani is a true insider, a canny operator, familiar with how the system operates and familiar with the supreme leader's inclinations."

From Barron's ● Feb. 25, 2026

In the modern era, those values were visible in daily life as the shah’s White Revolution brought Western inclinations to the fore.

From Salon ● Jan. 22, 2026

A lot is riding on the economic-policy inclinations of the victors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

The parents at home didn’t share their children’s political inclinations.

From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025

I had one very practical reason never to work in the daytime, aside from my inclinations.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey