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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

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

From Slate ● Jan. 16, 2025

Researchers are currently focused on understanding the underlying biological pathways leading to long COVID, along with potential biological markers that predispose some individuals to long COVID.

From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024

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

Studies show that adding sugar to any food for babies or small children predisposes them to having a sweet tooth.

From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2024

"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

It is this that predisposes the patient to the development of the condition which seems to be so acute and yet is really only an exacerbation of a chronic condition.

From Psychotherapy by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh

Many Americans are predisposed to think that wealthy people earned their money and that it’s churlish to try to take it away from them.

From Slate ● Nov. 3, 2026

If a director sits on only one board and is well paid for that job, for example, are they predisposed to fall in line?

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

One group was genetically predisposed to develop amyloid plaques, while the other consisted of normal "wild-type" mice that experienced typical aging.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2026

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

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I think I’m predisposed to having joint problems,” she said.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

There may also be "predisposing factors", such as trauma, issues from early childhood, or negative self-belief, that can make it harder to curb your use, she says.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

However, the new study indicates that, without simultaneous maternal pulse recording, this method is a significant risk factor predisposing the fetus to labour-related hypoxia and its long-term neurological effects.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 30, 2024

But a recent study suggested that the risk of so-called long COVID-19 is highest among people with one of four predisposing factors, including Type 2 diabetes and the presence of autoantibodies.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 4, 2022

“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