tendency
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AI’s tendency to overly agree with users was confirmed by a study published recently in the journal “Science.”
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
At any rate, moralizing about this tendency won’t change how people really feel.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
PSG forwards rotate positions and have a strong tendency to turn up on the biggest of occasions.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
But Aristotle, Polybius and Machiavelli in “Discourses on Livy” all warn the democracy has the tendency to devolve into “mob rule” or chaos.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Here, again, was Dumbledore’s tendency to trust people in spite of overwhelming evidence that they did not deserve it!
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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