tendency
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In addition to a tendency towards the unconventional, Musk also has, literally, the deepest pockets on earth.
From BBC • May 18, 2026
Scientists call this tendency to find meaningful patterns in randomness "apophenia."
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
AI’s tendency to overly agree with users was confirmed by a study published recently in the journal “Science.”
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
At any rate, moralizing about this tendency won’t change how people really feel.
From Salon • May 8, 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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