proclivity
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In her 2019 memoir, “Where the Light Enters,” Jill contrasts Joe’s capacity for forgiveness with her proclivity toward grudges, how she recalls “every slight committed against the people I love.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 2, 2026
Investors don’t currently have large positions in them, so they have wiggle room in their portfolios to take a chance on a few more shares—and they have recently shown the proclivity to do that.
From Barron's ● May 13, 2026
Fans who attended those gigs will know that Ridings hasn't completely abandoned her proclivity for a heartbroken love song.
From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2026
Growing up in Brighton Beach, Sedaka exhibited a musical proclivity at an early age, earning a piano scholarship to Juilliard’s children’s division when he was 8 years old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
The two men differ in build, temperament, and scholarly proclivity, but they pressed their faces to the windows with identical enthusiasm.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Americans have been resistant to changing their protein-consuming proclivities in the face of higher prices, but that’s slowly changing, said Earnest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
They added that respect for existing precedent “contributes to the actual and perceived integrity of the judicial process” by ensuring that decisions are “founded in the law rather than in the proclivities of individuals.”
From Slate ● Oct. 2, 2025
For all of Arden’s showman proclivities, his passion for innovative design and kinetic sceneography, he never loses sight of a work’s beating heart.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
It added that allegations the company had knowingly employed "individuals with proclivities or histories towards illegal... conduct" were "similarly without basis".
From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2024
Were all firemen picked then for their looks as well as their proclivities?
From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury
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