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be prone

verb as in lean

verb as in lie

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The remote, mountainous parts of China's south-west can be prone to landslides.

From BBC

I would probably be prone to tell people who I knew would be like, “OK, I’m gonna tell you something that’s gonna be crazy, but I need you to use this information for your benefit without sort of freaking out.”

And, if they do, the relievers that need to secure 12 to 18 outs every game can be prone to exhaustion.

Kerala's Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan said the region was not known to be prone to landslides and sleeping villagers were caught off-guard, resulting in a high numbers of casualties.

From BBC

Wouldn’t they be prone to finding their every activity fascinating?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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