propensity
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This propensity for attention-grabbing was certainly in full effect at Bill Pay’s official premiere.
From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2026
It also papers over how homeowners may be bringing certain attributes to the process that make it more likely that they’ll build wealth, like higher incomes and a propensity to save.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Mr. Vance’s propensity to caricature arguments with which he disagrees puts me in mind of Barack Obama.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Galperin is similarly skeptical of any potential features that could meaningfully curb stalking: “It is not salvageable technology because of just the sheer scale of propensity to abuse.”
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
But Charles could claim her neatness and propensity for order.
From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman
The upshot is that equity wealth is increasingly available to fund spending among households with higher marginal propensities to consume.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026
I’m still the same person with the same propensities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The authors say that the study cannot disentangle the mechanisms driving the difference in the propensities to attend to social information.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024
“Both the department and Police Protective League, after a period of time, get to know the hearing examiners, get to know their propensities, get to know the areas that they may be more sensitive to.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2023
How fearful were the curses those propensities entailed on me!
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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