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Research by UC San Francisco’s Sharon suggests migraine headaches predispose people to BPPV, by causing crystals to dislodge from their normal location.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026

"The whole team undertakes a standardized warm-up that addresses a number of physical concerns that predispose our female athletes to ACLs," she said.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025

In fact, his real interest was in “all aspects of the environment in which infection transmission occurs and the environmental conditions that predispose to all manner of human disease,” as infectious disease researchers write.

From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025

Nothing in her environment would predispose her to cancer, except for being in close proximity to the fires.

From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025

Attitudes such as these certainly predispose one to innumeracy.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos

Nor does it hurt that the extraordinary popularity of the Harry Potter movies predisposes much of the audience to sympathy and affection.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 13, 2026

"On the other hand, if telomeres are too long, it predisposes you to certain types of cancer."

From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024

Perhaps spending a premium to see a movie in person, and planning ahead, predisposes people to savor the experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

"Pollutants make you more allergic in general and this can trigger eczema, being an allergic individual predisposes you to developing eczema compared with a non-allergic person."

From Salon ● Jun. 3, 2023

Of course, not all tip-takers sell their votes; but the moral laxity in one direction predisposes toward laxity in other directions.

From The Itching Palm A Study of the Habit of Tipping in America by William R Scott

Certain breeds are predisposed to heart or orthopedic issues, for example, that can be expensive to treat.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

When that fan base is predisposed to wanting to stick it to the man, it’s not a tough sell.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

"Exosomes are used to communicate with and activate surrounding cells, and we have now identified a defect in both the production and the quality of exosomes in cells that we know are predisposed to Alzheimer's."

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2025

Most had had previous, less severe incidents—or “micro concussions”—that while not enough to send them to a clinician, predisposed them to a bigger event, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2025

Both were predisposed to feel that people, and by extension markets, were too certain about inherently uncertain things.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

Selenium itself is an oxidant, but in low doses it activates responses in a controlled manner, predisposing the body to better defense.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2023

“The difference is likely due to a combination of stress and inflammation, arising from predisposing factors and the way this virus biologically interacts with the cardiovascular system.”

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 26, 2022

Many species of Sorbus have a small population size, predisposing them to threatening events.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2021

“Climate change is predisposing the fuels into drier conditions,” Stephens said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2020

Was there anything about the Chinese environment predisposing toward Confucian philosophy and cultural conservatism, which may also have profoundly affected history?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond