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The phrase "developed a penchant" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when you want to express that someone has developed a strong liking or proclivity to do something. For example: "Over the years, she developed a penchant for drawing."
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We developed a penchant for wine and soft French cheeses.
They have developed a penchant for western brands.
He has dropped at least 40 pounds and developed a penchant for prison tattoos.
But Smith has developed a penchant for a red ball and a baggy green cap.
But, for all his talk of doubt and gray tones, Grass has developed a penchant for shrill political pronouncements.
Mrs. Pastore made sure her children were well-dressed and well-mannered, and young John developed a penchant for fastidiousness.
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One question now may be whether Mr Lafleur and his followers develop a penchant for self-government.
Her only attachment is to her French governess, and she develops a penchant for telling the truth, as a weapon against the deception that rules the household.
In the wake of the assault he suffers memory lapses, develops a penchant for profane language and starts entertaining creepy, sexual thoughts about his young daughter.
At Chelsea he would develop a penchant for crucial goalline clearances: in their successful Champions League campaign of 2012, he denied Christian Maggio of Napoli and Barcelona's Cesc Fabregas at crucial moments.
I seem to be developing a penchant for these things.
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