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behave

[bih-hayv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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Small triangles would behave almost exactly as Euclid predicted, and short parallel paths would not noticeably converge.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 28, 2026

Because neutrons behave differently from X rays, they can expose features that may be difficult or impossible to detect with other imaging technologies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

“I think he’s behaved reasonably well, and we behave reasonably well,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

And if an AI system itself behaves in ways its developers did not expect, a rulebook won’t make it behave.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Danny hoped being out in public would make the twins behave, but he wasn’t going to hold his breath.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova

Plus, it’s inherently funny when a body engineered to function with extreme precision behaves ineptly.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

And if an AI system itself behaves in ways its developers did not expect, a rulebook won’t make it behave.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

In this version of the story, A.I. stops being a tool and acts as a being that behaves in accordance with its own worldview.

From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026

OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki acknowledged there was still uncertainty about how a new model behaves once released.

From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026

“I should like to know how he behaves among strangers.”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen

Hours later, following the Eagles’ 27-7 loss to the Bears, Sirianni expressed regret for how he behaved.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026

“This is not how Navatek behaved or conducted business before I sold the company to Martin Kao,” Loui wrote to ProPublica.

From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026

The attackers used many of the same web links and behaved much like a previous OpenAI swarm; they used the phrase “OAI” in file names and even in an email address.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

In these models, the altered thalamic signals behaved differently from signals made by unaffected cells.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026

He’s going to lecture me about how I behaved in group today.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

Rather than behaving like a lamp illuminating everything around it, the jet acts more like a concentrated beam that causes gas to glow along its path.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Now, I think it's Mediapart that needs to be told to put on its Kevlar vest, because there will obviously be a response to the way they are behaving," she said.

From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026

Means complained in other meetings that he believed some White House officials were behaving like it was their job to help food industry lobbyists work against Kennedy’s agenda, one person said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

Former Crenshaw football coach Robert Garrett said he learned to talk to students about their personal lives to understand why they are behaving in certain ways.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2026

I was sure that few husbands behaved as strangely as Hamlet was behaving.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein




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