behave
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But SpaceX and its fellow IPOs won’t behave like normal stocks for months, if not longer, and trading promises to be choppy and unpredictable.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Instead, they could funnel into shared downstream programs that ultimately determine how cells behave.
From Science Daily • May 21, 2026
Forecasters use weather observations, historical data and computer models to predict how a particular season might behave.
From BBC • May 21, 2026
But several experiments have shown that substances may behave very differently in the body when stripped from the original food and processed into an additive.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
“You may have it, you may! Only don’t stain it, and do behave nicely. Don’t put your hands behind you, or stare, or say ‘Christopher Columbus!’ will you?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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