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proclivity

[proh-kliv-i-tee] / proʊˈklɪv ɪ ti /


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Investors don’t currently have large positions in them, so they have wiggle room in their portfolios to take a chance on a few more shares—and they have recently shown the proclivity to do that.

From Barron's • May 13, 2026

Verma notes that there has been an increasing proclivity to reduce subsidies, which may not necessarily be a good idea in a price-sensitive country like India.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

But he doesn’t make the case, either, for what else we might be — equally skeptical of what he sees as our proclivity to believe in magic.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026

He approves of credit, too, despite the human proclivity to alternately gorge and fast on loans and bonds and mortgages.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

And that's why my parents were convinced that it was my proclivity for sweets and aversion to vegetables that caused my acne.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi




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