tendencies

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All are multi-instrumentalists, and their textural range is expanded further by heavy use of sampling, while the band’s genre-fluid tendencies may owe something to its origins in Bristol.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Another concern McClellan noted last week was that the market was going against the market’s seasonal tendencies during the second year of a presidential term.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Leaders of the four countries he visited have all been criticised -- in varying degrees -- for authoritarian tendencies.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

But as anyone who has seen her in “Parks and Recreation” or other roles would surmise, Plaza says, “I have cat-like tendencies and relate more to cats.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

A folded dollar bill holding down the switch, stopping the alarm from blaring and letting everyone in the hospital know some crazy guy with cystic fibrosis and self-destructive tendencies is hanging out on the roof.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott