penchant
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In his opening statement Monday, defense attorney Michael Sanft told the jury his client has a penchant for exaggeration and urged them not to interpret Davis’s statements about the shooting as fact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The current penchant to dance on graves is an act of feckless abandon that brings the dancer a false joy and triumph over an opponent who can no longer fight back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
There at the checkpoint I met Carl Revis, a TSA supervisory officer with a penchant for comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
De Palma may be best known for his stylistic trademarks and penchant for perversion, but he’s also one of American cinema’s great realists.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
I wanted to have meaningful conversations with my grandma and aunts that captured my sassy humor and penchant for sarcasm, but I couldn't communicate much beyond the usual Farsi phrases: "Delam yekzareh shodeh."
From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi
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