propensity

Example Sentences

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“Also, if there is no clinical data for a substance, and an awareness that the substance has the propensity for harm, that could make it an appropriate placement on the Category 2 list.”

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Authorities are now "talking about boosting consumption propensity, which is the right way to think about it", said Feng.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

The characters’ propensity for ugly faces, silliness and a bit of grossness too, stems from the portrayals of girlhood and young womanhood that appeal to them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026

But one person had a propensity to announce to everyone at the beginning of the call that she had a “hard stop” at 2 p.m., so we had to wrap up by that time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

During most of its life, a star is in an uneasy equilibrium: the propensity to collapse under its own gravity is balanced by the energy that comes from the fusing hydrogen in its center.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife