behave
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The goons see how politicians behave and think it only right to have their share.
From Barron's ● Jul. 13, 2026
They have data showing how different asset classes behave in different market regimes, so they wanted to find out how well an AI agent can do identifying the current macro regime.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026
The U.S. lacks a set of centralized rules and regulations governing how these cars should behave, leading states and cities to figure out enforcement on their own.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
When two closely related groups interbreed, the sex chromosomes do not behave like the others.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 7, 2026
The small group of my friends seemed to have the same goals: to behave appropriately and make good grades.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
In the new study, Zhou and colleagues used super-resolution imaging on neurons grown in the laboratory and found that the MPS behaves more like a cellular traffic controller, regulating all major forms of endocytosis.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
What makes whipped cottage cheese especially useful is that it behaves less like a “health swap” and more like a base sauce.
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2026
As a hypothetical example, one official said that if Iran "behaves", Emirati authorities could build a power plant in Iran, with US blessing.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
As a hypothetical example, the official said that if Iran "behaves", Emirati authorities could build a power plant in Iran, with US blessing.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
"I can see right through your little plot, madam! And my answer is no! Matilda stays where she is and it is up to you to see that she behaves herself."
From "Matilda" by Roald Dahl
It doesn’t tell you how its investors behaved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Sen. Ted Cruz says without irony that “the framers were worried that we would have an executive that behaved like a king.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
As the heatwave is still unfolding, scientists used observed and forecast temperatures to compare this heatwave against how it might have behaved in the cooler climates of 2003 and 1976.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
The virus was difficult to recognize because it behaved very differently in cows than it does in other mammals.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
She had behaved in exactly the same way, before Sister Gladys introduced her to underpants.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
One way a court can handle rumors of interpersonal bickering is to stop behaving badly in public sessions.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
But increasingly, many hot AI stocks are behaving like bitcoin was supposed to behave, Varma said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
"If Iran doesn't live up to their agreement, or if they're not behaving, I will do what I have to do," the US president said.
From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026
"We're starting to block the ones who aren't behaving themselves, but we'll see how that goes."
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
The way he was behaving was entirely new to him.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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