prone to

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"Grok is more prone to jumping into role play," says Nicholls, who worked on that research.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Prediction markets are so prone to abuse that the alleged behavior in this case feels much more like a feature than a bug.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

But memory is a notoriously cyclical sector, prone to bouts of overbuilding during the boom time which leads to gluts in a downturn.

From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026

These glaciers tend to be large, close to people, and prone to repeated surging.

From Science Daily • Apr. 17, 2026

Her harebrained live wire of a daughter, the perpetual overreactor, prone to fits of furious indignation about nothing at all.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng