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
Their goal was to pinpoint what biological conditions might predispose some people to the problem.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2025
Nothing in her environment would predispose her to cancer, except for being in close proximity to the fires.
From Slate • Jan. 16, 2025
The authors of the new study, who include Borghammer, argue that inhalation of certain pesticides, common dry cleaning chemicals, and air pollution predispose to a brain-first model of the disease.
From Science Daily • Apr. 11, 2024
Attitudes such as these certainly predispose one to innumeracy.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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