prone
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Like oil, memory chips are widely seen as a commodity prone to violent price swings.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026
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
"Maize was not profitable as it was prone to disease," Sola told AFP, hoping for a "rewarding harvest" in his new venture.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
Their delicate winged bodies, prone and limp, were snarled in the girls’ hair, attached to their clothes, even stuck to their bare arms and legs, like dried pressed flowers.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
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Nothing But the Truth
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