as in tendency
an established pattern of behavior
the quarterback's proneness to injury has prompted team owners to offer him less lucrative terms on his new contract
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tendency
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Birds love the honeysuckle and porcelain vine fruits and have the infuriating tendency to pass them through their system undamaged, and then deposit them in your garden, in tremendous numbers, encased in a nice little fertilizer packet.—
Paul Cappiello,
The Courier-Journal,
15 Aug. 2025 -
Since the start of the offseason program, Smith has studied both kickers’ tendencies.—
Mike Kaye
August 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Proneness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proneness. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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