conditioned

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Koch described being so conditioned by weightlessness that back on Earth she had dropped a shirt expecting it to float - and was startled when it fell.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

We’ve been socially conditioned to avoid the exact behaviors that would create wealth and visibility and leadership and opportunity.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

We have all been conditioned for objects to work intuitively and instantly.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Powell conditioned any such approach on first seeing tariff-driven goods inflation recede.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

“When we come to conditioned reflexes,” remarked Archimedes sourly, “I prefer to look for a mouse.”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White