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inclination

[in-kluh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən /




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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

The RF’s sensitive steering, short wheelbase, and low polar moment give the car a deep inclination to turn where you point it.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 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

With the jouncing up and down first of the horses and then the train, the dust of the road, and her natural inclination to get queasy, she was losing energy before my very eyes.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende




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