prone
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Skeptics have cautioned that AI models are prone to mistakes and overemphasizing the technology could restrict the types of studies researchers pursue.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Additionally, with youth criminal involvement hitting historic lows, the next generation appears to be one of the least criminally prone in decades, which bodes well for continued reductions in the murder rate.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
A colorful pet gecko that is unusually prone to developing cancer could become an important new tool for researchers studying how tumors form and spread.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
Damaged peatland is also "much more prone to erosion" leading to "peat cliffs" where "all the peat around it has been slowly eroded away by wind and rain right down to bedrock".
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
The eldest son bounced a ball against the wall; the youngest remained prone.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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