inclined to
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I’m increasingly inclined to hear it as a promise.
From Salon ● Aug. 28, 2026
This applies only to the A.I.-generated search results summary and not to chatbots, which are inclined to give users the answers they want.
From Slate ● Aug. 26, 2026
And you work on things: if you have an aptitude for something, you’re more inclined to work on it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Might Carse have been less inclined to step out of line had the new sheriff been in town?
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
We do see vestigial signs of automobiles in our village, but they resemble the signs of life you would dig up in a graveyard if you were inclined to that pastime.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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