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"predilection for" is a correct and commonly used phrase in written English
It means a strong liking or preference for something. You can use "predilection for" when talking about someone's natural inclination or tendency towards something, or when describing a strong preference someone has. Example: She has always had a predilection for spicy food. (This means that the person has always had a strong liking for spicy food.) Example: His predilection for adventure led him to pursue a career as a travel writer. (This means that his strong preference for adventure influenced his career choice.)
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Predilection for severe liver disease remains unknown.
Carrington shares Ernst's predilection for medievalist fantasy.
Scientists, like all tribes, have a predilection for foundation myths.
Prime 66 also had a predilection for technology stocks.
Judith Monaghan also had an unfortunate predilection for overmatching.
So his predilection for lecturing us all is perhaps unsurprising.
The predilection for tiny gestures at irrelevant times.
Murrow's predilection for fatigue is puzzling to his associates.
Has Pope Francis's predilection for entering crowds make Castelluzzo worry?
The Catholic predilection for saints is the same.
He also has a predilection for the loud.
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