propensity

While Americans would not spend all of the $5,000, a reasonable assumption is that they would spend more than 60%, or what economists call the marginal propensity to consume.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 10, 2026

Galperin is similarly skeptical of any potential features that could meaningfully curb stalking: “It is not salvageable technology because of just the sheer scale of propensity to abuse.”

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

"It plays into features of the current dating culture, where we see this propensity towards disposability and a lack of exclusivity," she says.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

They devoted most of their appeal to arguing that the court should take up the case because judges are divided on when propensity evidence should be excluded.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

The dark circles under my eyes spoke to the rooster’s propensity for early morning announcements.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

The upshot is that equity wealth is increasingly available to fund spending among households with higher marginal propensities to consume.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

I’m still the same person with the same propensities.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026

The authors say that the study cannot disentangle the mechanisms driving the difference in the propensities to attend to social information.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024

“He didn’t seem like a violent guy whatsoever. There were no dangerous propensities that would stick out. That’s why I was pretty shocked to see it was him doing that. Definitely completely out of character.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 9, 2023

In our tenure on this planet we have accumulated dangerous evolutionary baggage, hereditary propensities for aggression and ritual, submission to leaders and hostility to outsiders, which place our survival in some question.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan