prone
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"They just notice that they're much more likely or prone to be motion sick" in electric vehicles, he says.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
The region burned in a 2020 wildfire and areas downhill of the burn areas are prone to debris flows, Sullivan said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
Nasdaq recently cracked down on tiny foreign companies that were especially prone to manipulation, but it has limited scope to investigate suspicious activity by third parties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Utilities and materials companies were the most prone to avoiding the topic.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
She was highly distractible and prone to larking off in her own direction if she saw something interest- ing.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
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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