propensity

Example Sentences

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“Also, if there is no clinical data for a substance, and an awareness that the substance has the propensity for harm, that could make it an appropriate placement on the Category 2 list.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Still, here’s one that those with a propensity to motion sickness may want to take a pass on.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

“We may have come to a bit of a turning point with less of a propensity for speculators to sell the yen,” he says.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The incident "provides no evidence of propensity to commission or use the product of unlawful information gathering", the barrister said.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

“He has a violent temper. My mother had a propensity to spoil him. My father was the only one who didn’t spoil him.”

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger