prone to

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Climate-financing for these countries include loans for renewable energy projects, technical advice on dealing with impacts of climate change and projects that build resilience in areas prone to natural disasters.

From Barron's • Jun. 29, 2026

“The passage of seismic waves from the first earthquake could have rattled nearby faults already prone to a rupture.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Current quantum machines are prone to start making mistakes in the event of the slightest interference such as small vibrations or a tiny change in temperature.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

It was hard squaring the hulking mass of midshipmen who would nearly trample me at Herndon with these two polite teenagers prone to nervous laughter.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

I was prone to loneliness and now also felt fierce about sticking up for the girls’ needs, too.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama