behave
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The researchers therefore set out to determine whether the physical folding of DNA influences how heart cells behave, and whether TBX5 helps control that process.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Democratic theory tells us how to expect politicians to behave in the presence of such incentives.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
As much as we like to think that adults will behave responsibly, you run the risk of the tenant/landlord saying, “I lost $100.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Among them was the academy’s annual summer party, themed after 18th-century Georgian pleasure gardens — Britain’s oil-lamp-lit outdoor venues where aristocrats, the newly rich and everyday revelers gathered to see, be seen and behave badly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
"I'm sure she'll behave herself during dinner, Jeremy. This is fairly important to your father, so I want you to be polite when they come."
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
Tweaking them later can vastly alter how a model behaves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Weights refer to calculations or rules governing how an AI system behaves.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
Even a well-stocked farmers market rarely behaves like a supermarket organized around a recipe’s demands.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
However, it also changes how dark matter behaves as the Universe expands.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 2, 2026
“A pity that the sword that Stannis wields is cold. I’ll be curious to see how his Lightbringer behaves in battle. Thank you for the wine. Ghost, with me.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
Howe has high hopes for “The Body,” about badly behaved Catholic school girls who have prophetic visions after a dance team initiation goes awry.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
The teenager has been described as quiet and well behaved by family members in local media.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
It was unfair to the students who wanted to learn and were well behaved, and it was difficult to teach when nothing could be done to mitigate the disruptions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
A theoretical model developed by Marco Schiró, Research Scientist at Collège de France, and his team supported the experimental findings and helped explain how photons behaved inside the device.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 31, 2026
He and Annabeth had only made it this far through Tartarus because Nico di Angelo had behaved like Bob’s true friend.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
When electrons are restricted to a two-dimensional plane and interact strongly enough, they can begin behaving very differently from ordinary electrons.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
In tests, AI models have been foiling attempts at constraining them and behaving in unforeseen ways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
Lilly had its own struggles producing enough tirzepatide, but it quickly turned to new ideas that aligned with the way many patients were behaving — like consumers, not patients.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 5, 2026
Birds and other animals, bewildered by unforeseen night, start behaving strangely.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The easy answer is to say yes and wag a finger at those who are behaving badly.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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