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tendency

[ten-duhn-see] / ˈtɛn dən si /




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L.A. was where he had come of age, and it remained an indelible part of his life and psyche — not least in terms of its egalitarian spirit and its tendency toward the horizontal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Technical issues with his second serve, and a tendency to play passively against the very best, also let him down.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

The suit alleges that OpenAI marketed ChatGPT as reliable despite its tendency to sometimes generate dangerous misinformation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 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

In fact the whole tendency to dualism that pervades human thinking may be found to be lessened, or changed, on Winter.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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