prone
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Finding the perfect position appeasing those on either side of an issue is exhausting work and prone to error.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2026
Even investment professionals are prone to this rewriting of history.
From MarketWatch ● 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
Those and other personal devices have lithium-ion batteries, which are prone to bursting into flames when they malfunction or overheat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Gorillas aren’t chatty, like humans, prone to gossip and bad jokes.
From "The One and Only Ivan" by Katherine Applegate
Vocabulary lists containing prone
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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Nothing But the Truth
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Vocabulary from "There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy," by Sherry Turkle
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