prone

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Her condition makes her prone to fainting if she stands for long periods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Its AI quirks "might indeed be actually part of the appeal, as they make it funnier, more bizarre, and potentially more engaging -- even if prone to mockery and hate-watching".

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“I don’t think this is a rally to really trust,” Melson said, noting that month-end and quarter-end periods can also be prone to exaggerated moves.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

This approach can be slow, expensive, and prone to missing rare but important molecules hidden among more abundant ones.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2026

Correlation and Causation Correlation and causation are two quite different words, and the innumerate are more prone to mistake them than most.

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