propensity
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Leaving pump prices aside, the propensity to spend refunds rather than to save them or to pay down past borrowing is also affected by how recipients feel financially.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
“Also, if there is no clinical data for a substance, and an awareness that the substance has the propensity for harm, that could make it an appropriate placement on the Category 2 list.”
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
The judge would have to infer guilt from the fact that stories contained private information, and, he claimed, Mail journalists had a "propensity" to use unlawful methods.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026
“When you look at the baby boomer demographic, it is about to enter the 80s. When you are 80 and above, your propensity to require these services goes up dramatically,” he said.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026
And it’s a little too close to my own propensity for lying to be comfortable.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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