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
Wawrinka was not one of those, and may well not have been the same player had he tried to suppress a natural inclination to enjoy the company of others from time to time.
From BBC • May 25, 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
That includes Powell, a dove by inclination who says he plans to keep a low profile.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026
Whatever inclination there might have been to replace him after Poughkeepsie and Long Beach had evaporated in the off-season, or at least been suspended.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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