predispose

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"The whole team undertakes a standardized warm-up that addresses a number of physical concerns that predispose our female athletes to ACLs," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2025

Nothing in her environment would predispose her to cancer, except for being in close proximity to the fires.

From Slate • Jan. 16, 2025

Those that are too long predispose to cancer, and those that are too short lose their protective ability, resulting in telomere disorders with serious health consequences.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2024

Many of the slides last week occurred in areas where hill slopes “might have conditions that predispose them to the landslides more so than normal,” said Matt Thomas, a research hydrologist with the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024

Attitudes such as these certainly predispose one to innumeracy.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos