prone
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Newly public companies are prone to wild swings because they lack long-term operational and financial track records for investors to project growth.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026
In his view, they can "bring young people back to politics", especially those particularly prone to abstaining from voting.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
PUFAs are more prone to oxidation, making cancer cells more vulnerable to ferroptosis and death.
From Science Daily • Jun. 2, 2026
This is a guy who is prone to rash decisionmaking and poor judgment, whose empathy for others, including those closest to him, may have a limit.
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2026
What Golomb is saying is that most salespeople are prone to a classic Warren Harding error.
From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell
Vocabulary lists containing prone
The Lazy, Hazy Days of Summer
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Vocabulary from "There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy," by Sherry Turkle
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