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behave

[bih-hayv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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We need to change the way we behave to give them a better example.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Unlike individual electrons, Cooper pairs behave as bosons.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

There are many immediate factors that will influence how Indian markets behave going forward.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

In some cases, the artificial intelligence may behave unexpectedly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

Consequently, in order to understand how Sapiens behave, we must describe the historical evolution of their actions.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari

Unlike traditional software, AI behaves more like a human worker: It takes action, makes decisions, sometimes even makes mistakes—all on the clock.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 5, 2026

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

Measuring how muonium behaves under gravity would provide the first test involving a second-generation particle.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

In college, then in graduate school, he behaves much as he always has.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Speaking to Spanish sports radio station COPE, he said the club behaved impeccably and pursued him properly from the first approach.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

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

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 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

If David Greybeard had been among them, they probably would not have behaved like that, I thought.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

But these days, it is behaving less like a barometer of market health and more like a funhouse mirror.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Instead, they can become extremely slow while behaving collectively.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

According to the biblical Book of Daniel, King Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylonia spent seven years in the wilderness eating grass and behaving like an ox.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 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

"I hope you don't mind me calling you back to court. Though the king says I'm behaving like a finicky cat, and I should be embarrassed."

From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton




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