tendency
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Notwithstanding Bill Plaschke’s tendency for hyperbole, his article on Caitlin Clark was a three-point swish from half-court.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026
That owes largely to the difficulty of preserving and projecting it, as it has a tendency to deteriorate and/or go up in flames.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
England explained his exile on grounds of conditioning, on a tendency to lose pace or hobble out of matches altogether.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
“And in the absence of a definite statement from Iran there is a tendency to downplay comments from the U.S. administration.”
From Barron's • Jun. 1, 2026
When highly agitated, as she was now, Lord Fredrick’s young bride had a regrettable tendency to blow over anything in her path.
From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood
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