proclivity
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In her 2019 memoir, “Where the Light Enters,” Jill contrasts Joe’s capacity for forgiveness with her proclivity toward grudges, how she recalls “every slight committed against the people I love.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
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
Fans who attended those gigs will know that Ridings hasn't completely abandoned her proclivity for a heartbroken love song.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 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
For once not wearing his red carnation, the mayor was asked to describe Fuller and replied, “He has a proclivity for vexation.”
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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