tendency
/ˈtɛndənsi/
noun
- A natural likelihood or habit of behaving or thinking in a particular way.
- My dog has a tendency to bark at the mail carrier.
- She has a tendency to arrive late to meetings.
- He showed a tendency to avoid difficult conversations.
- A general direction in which something is changing or developing.
- There is a growing tendency toward remote work.
- Scientists observed a tendency for temperatures to increase in the region.
- The stock market has a tendency to rise over the long term.
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