propensity

Example Sentences

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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

At times they’ve shown a propensity for high-powered offense.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 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

“When you look at the baby boomer demographic, it is about to enter the 80s. When you are 80 and above, your propensity to require these services goes up dramatically,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Northeastern Indians were appalled by the European propensity to divide themselves into social classes, with those on the lower rungs of the hierarchy compelled to defer to those on the upper.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann