prone
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And while AI tools are growing more adept, they are still prone to errors.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
In two separate mouse models genetically prone to developing spontaneous colitis, dietary oxalate also caused the disease to appear sooner and become more severe.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
Bending Spoons will need to borrow more to keep growing by acquisition, and without rapid growth its lofty earnings multiple is prone to contracting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
Riders will be seated in a prone, face-forward position that will hang from the track above.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
I’ve heard what the adults said as they spoke across my prone body, talking about diagnostic tests and next steps and recovery plans.
From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day
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Nothing But the Truth
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Vocabulary from "There Will Never Be an Age of Artificial Intimacy," by Sherry Turkle
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