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behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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“The real test will be how markets behave through the rest of the week, particularly given the recent pattern of selling into the weekend,” said Mark Hackett, chief markets strategist for Nationwide.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

In a surprising discovery that could reshape fluid mechanics, researchers at Drexel University have shown that under certain conditions, a simple liquid can behave like a solid and fracture.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

When you don’t know the length of the runway, you behave differently.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

The error was particularly humiliating for companies focused on making AI behave according to human values and intentions, which is known as “alignment.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Organs and organisms might behave according to the laws of physics and chemistry—but the genesis of life itself could never be understood through these laws.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee