conditioned

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“You’re conditioned to think that the market only goes one direction, and it has for the last few years. So this pullback is kind of unnerving for folks who’ve never experienced it before.”

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

We have all been conditioned for objects to work intuitively and instantly.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Assemblyman Avelino Valencia has introduced state legislation that could require any sale or new lease of the stadium property be conditioned upon the team reverting to the Anaheim Angels name.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Many Americans are wary not because they doubt U.S. military capability, but because recent history has conditioned them to ask basic questions: What is the objective?

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

Her children were presumed to have intellectual advantages both inherited and conditioned.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck