prone
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Prediction markets are so prone to abuse that the alleged behavior in this case feels much more like a feature than a bug.
From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026
These systems are — as has been extensively and embarrassingly documented — prone to generating fabricated citations, misreading evidentiary context and issuing confident-sounding verdicts about matters they fundamentally do not understand.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
New Orleans Saints: Jordyn Tyson, WR, Arizona State — Chris Olave has been great for the Saints, but he’s prone to concussions.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026
It hopes this switch will take place within the next year, so that electricity prices would not be so prone to sudden rises in fossil fuel prices.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Why was she so prone to strange, unpleasant dreams?
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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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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