tendency
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From the base of Middlesbrough's midfield, Hayden Hackney demonstrated a range of passing, athleticism, and tendency to make a difference in key moments that stood out in the division.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
But his lesser narrative skills, and his tendency to minimize Spartan errors, make that theme hard to discern in his works.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026
Crisps, chocolate bars and ice cream are identified as the culprits of this tendency, which the study viewed as "representing an early form of self-medication".
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Gavito said that while “foreign policy issues may not have been the single factor, there is a tendency for a party to win when the movements align.”
From Salon • May 22, 2026
Nearly everyone in town raised a few chickens, but turkeys were less common, being bigger and having a more pronounced tendency toward meanness, except of course for Travis’s birds.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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