as in tendency
a habitual attraction to some activity or thing
showed artistic proclivities at an early age
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No matter your own soup memories, histories and proclivities, here are some of L.A. Times’ favorite comforting, nourishing soup recipes that are sure to resonate in your own home, including two collaborative dishes from Little Fish and Chainsaw’s wildfire relief efforts.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2025
One theme poised to see lasting success is banks, Cramer said, due to Trump’s proclivity for deregulation.
—Julie Coleman, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
And More—Had Homes Destroyed Along With Historic Landmarks Again, Nina has shown zero proclivity to violence.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
While Princess Charlene’s style tends to include high-profile design houses and sleek apparel, her recent proclivity for the quiet luxury trend has certainly grown.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 29 Jan. 2025
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In his new biography of Barnes, Blake Gopnik foregrounds this democratic ethos, focusing specifically on the philanthropist’s contributions to building racial equality—despite Barnes’s notoriously cantankerous personality and his tendency toward invective and slur.—
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Spelling has opened up about her hydrophobic tendencies before, revealing in an April episode of misSPELLING that she had been hospitalized twice over several months for fainting.—
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This told them that all coral structures take their shape from individual polyps’ microscopic inclinations.—
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His geopolitical inclinations have not changed, and his antidemocratic tendencies have only gotten worse.—
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His aptitude for pitching, Cotham said, was more advanced than anyone he’s known at that age.—
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Jordan Bianchi and Jeff Gluck, The Athletic: Gluck took Christopher Bell, citing the upped numbers of Toyotas on the road this year and Bell’s aptitude as an all-around racer.—
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The combination of IoT and AI enables connected devices to collect, analyze and act on data in real-time.—
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Just in time for Christmas, certain members of Congress are hard at work in their policy shops, fashioning a massive lump of cybersecurity coal with which to gift American users of electronic devices.—
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Although Baytown does not have any historical affinity with aerospace, its location on the water offers far more straightforward access to Relativity's test facilities in Mississippi and its launch site in Florida.—
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The widespread affinity for the familiar dessert is part of a larger movement of bakers leaning into personal influences and away from strictly European baking traditions.—
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“Proclivity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclivity. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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