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behave

[bih-hayv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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These findings provided evidence that arginine availability can influence cancer development through its effects on the immune system, rather than simply changing how individual cancer cells behave.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

But he quickly reconsidered the second option, as it would require players to behave "by the book".

From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026

The findings suggest that even when volcanic systems have similar characteristics, differences in their earlier heating histories may help explain why their eruptions look and behave so differently.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

"There is no place in our police service for officers who behave in this way."

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

Her rules on how to behave as we began venturing out more into the world were detailed and always present.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals

Although temperature and chemical composition are important in determining how magma behaves, the new research suggests that the heating it experienced before an eruption can also make a major difference.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

Together, the observations provide new insight into how the ring current behaves during especially intense geomagnetic storms.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

In the vocabulary of investing, redemption behaves like that.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

One of the biggest obstacles to a black hole splitting comes from thermodynamics, the branch of physics that governs how energy behaves and how physical systems change.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

“Perfect. Look at how it behaves in the torchlight. That’s perfect.”

From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson

Walliams' spokesperson responded by saying he "strongly denies that he has behaved inappropriately" and that he had "never been informed of any allegations raised against him" by the publisher.

From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026

“When you look at the VXN chart and how it’s behaved this year, it’s more representative of the volatility that’s we’ve seen — both up and down,” Treacy said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

"Though the chatbots often made mistakes, they also behaved as sympathetic listeners to skeptical users -- while still refusing to endorse conspiracy theories," the center said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Instead, their experiments showed that prolonged exposure could alter how cells behaved even after the original mechanical conditions were removed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Records of a volcano’s history are a bare minimum Rocky Crandell and Don Mullineaux had done an excellent job detailing how Mount St. Helens behaved in previous eruptions.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

Ultimately, I’m not sure she has to appease “ungrateful adults who are behaving like demanding children,” as you put it.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026

His decision to call his fellow actors together and give them a lecture about behaving more seriously failed to gain him popularity.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

The filing lays out risks specific to an industry that has faced a string of reports in recent months of AI systems behaving in unexpected and harmful ways.

From Barron's ● Oct. 26, 2026

Rather than behaving unpredictably, these delayed eruptions may be governed by a common physical threshold.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Byrnes seemed to think it could be used like a pistol, to scare the Soviets into behaving a certain way.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin


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