tend to

Apply one's attention, as in We should tend to our business, which is to teach youngsters . This term uses tend in the sense of “attend.” [1300s]
Be disposed or inclined, as in We tend to believe whatever we are told . This term uses tend in the sense of “have a tendency.” [c. 1600]

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Lower rates make it easier to borrow and tend to deliver an economic boost.

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“We tend to not do a very good job of making our yards friendly to native wildlife.”

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Fence lizards, unlike birds or large mammals, can’t travel long distances to more suitable habitat; they tend to live in the same place.

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They tend to follow a more European model: fewer pieces, better made.

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In fact, in the modern, popular understanding of the brain, we really tend to think of this organ as a sophisticated version of the technology it inspired.

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