prone

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“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

Wigler noted that the promise of hitting goals fast with AI tempts tech start-up teams already prone to long workdays to lose track of time and stay on the job even deeper into the night.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

The small-cap benchmark has been a canary in a coal mine ahead of U.S. recessions, but one also prone to dying of natural causes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

And Snoeijs admits athletes are particularly prone to soldiering on.

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

She was highly distractible and prone to larking off in her own direction if she saw something interest- ing.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss