behave
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But he quickly reconsidered the second option, as it would require players to behave "by the book".
From BBC ● Nov. 14, 2026
When combined with measurements of the cosmic microwave background, supernovae, and weak gravitational lensing, the results strengthened earlier indications that dark energy might not behave like a fixed cosmological constant.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026
“It’s rarely actually useful to diagnose anyone because we’re so complex, and people behave in such different ways in different contexts and so much is systemic.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026
"There is no place in our police service for officers who behave in this way."
From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026
“What I fail to understand is how the Incorrigible children could behave so abominably, and yet all they care to criticize is my outfit!”
From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood
In the vocabulary of investing, redemption behaves like that.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026
At the heart of the discovery is a basic principle of materials science: The way a material's smallest components are arranged determines how that material behaves.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
Although spin is not literally an electron rotating like a tiny ball, it behaves in certain ways as though the electron has its own angular momentum.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026
The problem with endometriosis tissue is that it behaves exactly like the womb lining but it is trapped in the wrong place.
From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026
In college, then in graduate school, he behaves much as he always has.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Women who worked for publisher HarperCollins also allege Walliams behaved inappropriately towards younger female employees.
From BBC ● Nov. 10, 2026
“When you look at the VXN chart and how it’s behaved this year, it’s more representative of the volatility that’s we’ve seen — both up and down,” Treacy said.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 9, 2026
"Though the chatbots often made mistakes, they also behaved as sympathetic listeners to skeptical users -- while still refusing to endorse conspiracy theories," the center said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026
It is unclear yet from official data, which have a lag, how investors outside France have behaved during the recent volatility.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Through the summer and early fall of 2006, they behaved as if they had stumbled upon a fantastic treasure map, albeit with a few hazy directions.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
“Maybe he does respect her, but he’s behaving like he does not respect her.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2026
A park spokesperson told Omroep Brabant, a local media outlet, that the leopards were behaving naturally and they would not be euthanised.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
Some companies have banned agents from accessing their platforms and behaving in this way.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Yet the fractional Fermi sea is not simply a collection of excited particles behaving randomly.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Tendai pointed at the front gate, which was certainly behaving strangely.
From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer
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