predisposition
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Some did their exercises at times to match their body clock chronotype - the natural predisposition to morning or evening alertness - while others did the opposite.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
Your ideal rise time is linked to your chronotype, your genetic predisposition to waking at a certain time.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026
The Oscar-winning actor announced in 2013 that she had undergone a double mastectomy, followed by a double oophorectomy in 2015, due to her genetic predisposition to cancer.
From Barron's • Dec. 15, 2025
Among other factors, they’ve identified genetic anomalies that may produce a predisposition to the condition.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2025
If, after all, he was an outlier, someone with a predisposition to dis-traction, it would be worth knowing.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
Vocabulary lists containing predisposition
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