behave
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Siri will behave more like a generative-AI chatbot with the update, on which Apple is collaborating with Google.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Yet when heat is examined at distances far smaller than the width of a human hair, it can behave in unexpected ways.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
This simple modification allows atoms to behave differently from one another while preserving enough structure for the system to remain controllable and predictable.
From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2026
"Once you're being paid by the public purse to represent them, you've got a duty to behave in a certain way," Kenyon said.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
“You will stay behind this time. I’ve already arranged it with Mrs. Wigginbottom. She will watch after you while I am gone, for a fee, of course. I trust you will behave yourself.”
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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