prone
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In Australia, England's batting was prone to self-inflicted collapse, the bowling was scattergun and the catching inadequate.
From BBC • May 29, 2026
That includes older people, who are more prone to trust someone they meet through their social circles.
From MarketWatch • May 27, 2026
Vagner was shut down, emotionally absent and prone to walking out every time we had a disagreement.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
In the case of AF447, the French court found that Airbus had long known that a critical airspeed sensor on the A330 jet was prone to freezing, and had underestimated the risk that it posed.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
The eldest son bounced a ball against the wall; the youngest remained prone.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
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