behave
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Modern research is giving vitamin C a second look in cancer, and it turns out that under certain conditions it can behave less like a gentle vitamin and more like a drug.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
As an American, you’re aware, I’m sure, that how we are portrayed in the news and pop culture is not all that accurate compared with how many of us behave day to day.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026
But they're a minority shareholder here but we don't behave like that.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
“As AI systems grow more capable, ensuring they remain safe and behave as intended will require exceptional researchers and new ways of thinking,” said OpenAI alignment researcher Kai Chen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Eventually she becomes at ease, convinced, at least enough, that me sitting in her seat hasn’t caused me to behave in any abnormal or dangerous ways, and that I don’t plan to ransack her workstation.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
These small variations influence how the light behaves at the quantum level.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Even a well-stocked farmers market rarely behaves like a supermarket organized around a recipe’s demands.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2026
Researchers also say there is a lot unknown about cyclospora, which behaves differently and is more difficult to track than other foodborne bacteria like E. Coli or salmonella.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 30, 2026
"In these settings, the mantle behaves like a multi-stage melting system that progressively concentrates gold."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 29, 2026
“Well, I can take him out now, if you like. We’ll see if he behaves himself, but I don’t think he will try any tricks while I’m here.”
From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks
The teenager has been described as quiet and well behaved by family members in local media.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
A U.K. government-backed research group said OpenAI and Anthropic systems took unsanctioned actions and behaved deceptively during testing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Bite marks preserved in fossil bones can provide rare evidence of how prehistoric animals behaved and interacted within ancient ecosystems.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
But he behaved as if he’d spent a childhood surviving hardscrabble East Coast streets and was scornful of bourgeois diction.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
“What do you think, Cee? Have you behaved even worse than usual today?”
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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
The researchers concluded that these participants were not simply behaving more recklessly.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026
Birds and other animals, bewildered by unforeseen night, start behaving strangely.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
People are staying home, she says, because of bleak economics, dating apps, streaming services and the fear of being caught behaving badly on camera phones—all leading to a sharp decline in nightlife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Byrnes seemed to think it could be used like a pistol, to scare the Soviets into behaving a certain way.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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