prone to

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This inability to spread risk made U.S. banks, and the economy they served, inherently fragile, with a financial infrastructure prone to amplifying shocks rather than absorbing them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

But financial experts are worried that the company is overvalued and that its stock will be prone to immense volatility, despite SpaceX’s steps to minimize turbulence.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

In his view, they can "bring young people back to politics", especially those particularly prone to abstaining from voting.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

This is a guy who is prone to rash decisionmaking and poor judgment, whose empathy for others, including those closest to him, may have a limit.

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026

Deoch continued, “She was just as restless then, and wild. Just as pretty, prone to startle the eye and stutter the heart.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss