behave
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It does not guarantee the Atlantic will behave as scientists hope.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
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
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
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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
Water covers most of Earth's surface, yet it behaves in ways that set it apart from nearly every other liquid.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 8, 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
"I don't know why the US president behaves this way towards allies," she said, adding it was not the first time it had happened.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
And yet, if ever I don’t like the way someone behaves, out he goes!
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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It doesn’t tell you how its investors behaved.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
However, when they compared confined water with ordinary bulk water exposed to the same pressure, both behaved in essentially the same way.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 2, 2026
"Y behaved deplorably and disgracefully and he of course deserves to be punished," Henry said.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 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
The way he behaved when Oliver asked for more gruel—I knew exactly how that felt.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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One way a court can handle rumors of interpersonal bickering is to stop behaving badly in public sessions.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
She must also have been embarrassed and possibly humiliated by her employer behaving like this behind her back.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The yellow metal—traditionally seen as a safe haven—is behaving increasingly like a risky asset, he says, noting its prices were volatile on extreme speculation in 4Q last year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 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
Then they looked at one another as if to ask, Why are they behaving so strangely?
From "Lupita Mañana" by Patricia Beatty
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