inclination

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

But it’s the inclination to bang the gavel and move on that irks me.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 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

Elsesser mentions his natural collector’s streak and inclination toward abundance.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026

My inclination is that he forgave the people who had wronged him, but I don’t know for sure.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry

Kallman’s unexpected involvement disconcerted Stravinsky, who feared Auden’s sexual inclinations were clouding his literary judgment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Feroli expects Warsh will make the case for rate cuts this year, but flagged the chance that Warsh's inclinations might be "more open to revision" later on, especially after the US midterm elections this year.

From Barron's ● Jan. 30, 2026

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

From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025

And I think that activists should go where their inclinations and their talents lead them.

From Salon ● May 27, 2025

Eventually, though, I realized these inclinations, these compulsions, were as much a part of the body as its eye color or its voice.

From "Every Day" by David Levithan