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

It’s not just Wall Street, either: a working paper last year, studying a large online auction platform in the Netherlands, came away with an estimate that 21% of bidders are prone to round-number bias.

From MarketWatch • 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

He also became prone to sudden fits of hilarious laughter over nothing, which, while disconcerting, nevertheless made him entertaining company.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly