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tendency

[ten-duhn-see] / ˈtɛn dən si /




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Economist Mark Carhart’s four-factor framework accounts for market exposure, company size, value and momentum—recent winners’ tendency to keep winning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

Given real interest rates’ marked tendency to regress to the mean, rates are likely to be significantly lower in the coming years.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

But the increasing tendency of airlines to market to customers who can afford premium amenities could open the door to a discount carrier, although higher fuel costs have added to the challenges facing all airlines.

From Barron's ● Nov. 8, 2026

“This tendency helps us understand and navigate the world around us.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2026

Magic had a tendency to fail...and usually at the worst possible time.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley

But if the Go-Backer is misused, it threatens to tear reality apart, and hot on their heels is a Thing, who has evolved into a terrifying monster with Gollum-like tendencies, obsessed with the Go-Backer.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026

The team argues that these familiar tendencies may arise from the same deeper pattern.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Although players may enjoy this responsibility, how the team play can be swayed by individual players' natural tendencies.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

But for Kusama, art wasn’t a path chosen for fame and fortune; art was a sublimation and a salve for her compulsive tendencies and psychotic episodes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026

Mr. Ram is the only one I reveal my ultra-intense studying tendencies to.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali


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