tendencies

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This concern has led the Electronic Privacy Information Center to draft legislation around chatbot safety for teenagers, a population particularly vulnerable to the sycophantic tendencies of these tools.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 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

It also results in a lack of magnetic ordering, since both ferromagnetic and anti-ferromagnetic tendencies can appear at the same time.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Ms. Jackson’s husband, Gabe Ugliano, claims that his stepson, Percy Jackson, is a troubled child who has been kicked out of numerous boarding schools and has expressed violent tendencies in the past.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan