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inclination

[in-kluh-ney-shuhn] / ˌɪn kləˈneɪ ʃən /




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Still, he didn’t return to face his accusers, and the UAE appeared to have little inclination to extradite him, said Ahmad Hadi, 48, a physician who is Ashaal’s brother-in-law.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

While the natural inclination is to draw comparisons to the 1970s – the Yom Kippur war of 1973 and the Iranian revolution of 1979 – the strategists say they don’t quite fit.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

"Growing up, I had no inclination," Christopher said.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Feeling more human is strongly correlated with higher job satisfaction, greater engagement with work, better relationships with colleagues and less inclination to leave a job, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

I cut some bread and made him a cheese sandwich, as he showed no inclination of getting up and making anything himself.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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