inclination
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Leavitt lacked the understanding, intelligence or inclination to manage the situation.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
Your inclination toward dreaming, and how easily you are consumed by it, is your heart’s way of creating not just a gorgeous life for yourself, but a more rose-tinted world for everyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
By all reports, he certainly reinforced the president’s inclination to join Israel in attacking Iran this past February.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
Perhaps that explains why Lionel Scaloni has shown no inclination to make a change.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
If you want to get more out of life, Ron, you must lose your inclination for monotonous security and adopt a helter-skelter style of life that will at first appear to you to be crazy.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
Kallman’s unexpected involvement disconcerted Stravinsky, who feared Auden’s sexual inclinations were clouding his literary judgment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Many believe Jefferson’s frenemy Alexander Hamilton had obvious romantic inclinations toward John Laurens, a military strategist for George Washington.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2026
And the postmeeting press conference could be especially revealing of Warsh’s policy and style inclinations.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
The parents at home didn’t share their children’s political inclinations.
From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2025
“Good. Now, your inclinations are to be consulted. I don’t think that wise, mind, but it’s my trust. Have you ever heard of any tutor whom you would prefer to another?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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