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behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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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

The results suggest that black holes may not behave like bottomless pits.

From Science Daily Jul. 31, 2026

But the long history of spousal and familial succession in Congress also means we also have plenty of examples of how Graham might behave in her brother’s stead.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

“I couldn’t believe any commander would behave like that,” she said.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

This exotic material behaves like an almost perfect fluid and offers scientists a way to study conditions similar to those that existed shortly after the Big Bang.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

The U.S. says the cash will be freed up only on the condition that Tehran behaves itself, including by keeping the strait open.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 28, 2026

“Unless Starlink behaves very aggressively, the Big 3 will probably not provide an MVNO.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

Anna Sabine MP, Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Culture, Media and Sport said Fifa behaves "more like a closed-shop cartel than a neutral global sporting body".

From BBC Jul. 18, 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

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

Instead, reporters sat in their black-tie attire and behaved like sycophants.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

Still, the pickup in price pressures across the economy in the quarter wasn’t particularly broad-based, with measures of core inflation still well behaved, said Abhijit Surya, senior economist at Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

At the time, scientists questioned whether light traveled only as particles in straight lines or behaved as waves that could bend and spread.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

If he behaved naturally and did nothing to arouse suspicion, all would be well.

From "Chasing Lincoln's Killer" by James L. Swanson

“The markets are behaving right but for the wrong reasons,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

She must also have been embarrassed and possibly humiliated by her employer behaving like this behind her back.

From MarketWatch Jul. 2, 2026

One way a court can handle rumors of interpersonal bickering is to stop behaving badly in public sessions.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

It is supplemented by ongoing targeted camera trapping, focused on areas where animals are likely to be and offering deeper understanding of how populations are changing and behaving.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 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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