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Recognizing this, some oncologists have begun administering drugs with restraint rather than abandon, aiming to keep the cancer in check rather than creating conditions that predispose to the rapid growth of resistant cells.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 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

The effort, Gershman explained, is "baseless" because it's "too broad" and "involves speculation and irresponsible insinuation" that the judge's relationship with his daughter would predispose him to rule based on that relationship.

From Salon ● Apr. 2, 2024

Attitudes such as these certainly predispose one to innumeracy.

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

The condition turns up in 10% to 20% of people in their 70s, and predisposes them to blood cancer and, surprisingly, heart disease, likely driven by the inflammation these rogue cells provoke.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

This predisposes them to developing the disease but in itself is not symptomatic.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 22, 2024

"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

People with two copies of the APOE4 gene, which predisposes to Alzheimer’s, may be at higher risk of ARIA.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 6, 2023

By the uninterrupted use of animal food, a putrid diathesis is induced in the system, which predisposes to a variety of disorders.

From Vegetable Diet: As Sanctioned by Medical Men, and by Experience in All Ages Including a System of Vegetable Cookery by William A. (William Andrus) Alcott

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

To investigate, the researchers studied mice genetically predisposed to developing intestinal cancer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

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

Sedentary villages based on cereals were already in existence before the rise of food production and predisposed those hunter-gatherers to agriculture and herding.

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

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

Which predisposing conditions the person was diagnosed with.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 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