predispose

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"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

Many of the slides last week occurred in areas where hill slopes “might have conditions that predispose them to the landslides more so than normal,” said Matt Thomas, a research hydrologist with the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Attitudes such as these certainly predispose one to innumeracy.

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