tendency

Raising interest rates weakens demand and, with a lag, the tendency of prices and wages to rise; lowering rates does the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

“The chatbot’s tendency to perpetuate health misinformation and associated stigma regarding self-managed medication abortions poses a threat to public health and reproductive autonomy,” the researchers wrote.

From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2026

“I find that there is a tendency for people to roll their eyes at things that bring women joy,” she told Cooper.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

The five members of the KMI Panel have met since the 2022-23 season, but until now the full judgements have been kept private - though there was a tendency for clubs to leak the information.

From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026

It was not a deadly disease as it was in 1917 but with children it had a tendency to go into the mastoids.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

Another reason she might be withholding guidance is that she possesses some narcissistic tendencies, Smith says.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026

Except her version of fun involves vengeance, sly righteousness and the exposure of humanity’s darker tendencies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026

Swift built her reputation as an ultra-relatable pop star, seemingly down-to-earth with her regular girl fashion sensibilities, boy troubles and cat-lady tendencies.

From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026

If England have a squad primed to exploit the natural tendencies of better sides, then the latter rounds of this World Cup should produce more impressive knockout performances than during the Southgate era.

From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026

Why is the fact that each of us comes from a culture with its own distinctive mix of strengths and weaknesses, tendencies and predispositions, so difficult to acknowledge?

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell