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behave

[bih-hayv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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He believes the system encourages both sides to behave reasonably, and that most guests will continue to treat properties with respect.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Eventually I figured out how to make them work, but it took research to learn the way other humans behave and think.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

“What identifies an individual as a king is how other people behave towards him,” says a quote attributed to the actor.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

People are still figuring out how to behave around other types of robots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

“What I fail to understand is how the Incorrigible children could behave so abominably, and yet all they care to criticize is my outfit!”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

The problem with endometriosis tissue is that it behaves exactly like the womb lining but it is trapped in the wrong place.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

These experiments allowed the scientists to examine how the toxin behaves in the more complicated environment of a living intestine.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 31, 2026

The research team plans to investigate whether the differences between the left and right nerve clusters influence how the heart behaves during rest and physical activity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

They cover most of the Sun, making them especially important for understanding how our star behaves.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Language, once it comes alive, behaves like an active, motile organism.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

"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

It is unclear yet from official data, which have a lag, how investors outside France have behaved during the recent volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

In a statement to ITV, Reform said there is "no room for racism" in the party, and added that it has opened investigations where activists or members had "clearly behaved inappropriately".

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026

The National Hurricane Center described confidence in its intensity and track forecasts as "very low confidence," reflecting how the storm had repeatedly behaved differently than expected.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2026

Dad behaved himself pretty well during the tea, but on later visits he’d sometimes interrupt Mother’s parents in the middle of sentences and go over and pick up Mother from her chair.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Anthropic's roughly 400-page filing devotes more than 90 pages to risks, including those facing an industry that has seen a string of reports in recent months of AI systems behaving in unexpected and harmful ways.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 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

On markets: The market is behaving like a seesaw, with AI stocks on one side and everything else on the other, writes Joseph Adinolfi.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

Yet the fractional Fermi sea is not simply a collection of excited particles behaving randomly.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

I sat down on the floor to listen to the song’s story, and noticed how strangely she was behaving.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison


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