penchant
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Both were highly critical of ballooning legal costs under Feldstein Soto, as well as her penchant for hiring outside law firms to fight the city’s battles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Here, Sorkin funnels his penchant for self-important sanctimoniousness through the journalism thriller’s always-intriguing lens.
From Salon ● Oct. 11, 2026
Donald Trump has a penchant for branding and in his speech he gave artificial intelligence a new name: super intelligence.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
The penchant for punning titles hasn’t diminished, however.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Once, the city had a number of spiritualists, real and pretend, but the capital had lost its penchant for séances and the paranormal.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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