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behavior

[bih-heyv-yer] / bɪˈheɪv jər /


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And while Boeing initially seemed chastened in its behavior, Kennedy said that after the MAX planes got approved, “they seemed to revert right back to their old ways.”

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

Ashley Lind, who heads behavior science at Conagra, studied the breakfast bowl in front of her.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Magnetars provide a rare opportunity to search for this effect because their magnetic fields are powerful enough to make the predicted quantum behavior potentially observable.

From Science Daily Aug. 18, 2026

“Just disgusting behavior by an anonymous account,” Chuck Todd, a former Meet the Press moderator, wrote of the post that mentioned Holmes’ children.

From Slate Aug. 18, 2026

Mike Burry was odd in his desire to remain insulated from public opinion, and even direct human contact, and to focus instead on hard data and the incentives that guide future human financial behavior.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

"This helps us develop a better understanding of the social behaviors behind funerary practices."

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

General Mills said GLP-1 users share some needs and behaviors with another of its personas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Nothing yet has stopped the inexorable rise in college costs, but there may be signs that government regulations, financial-aid rule changes and family behaviors could start to curb tuition inflation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Research studies have shown that children of incarcerated parents are more likely to experience mental health challenges and develop antisocial behaviors.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

What this type of analysis does is to help us understand the cultural values associated with music, and what is important about sound and the concepts and behaviors associated with it.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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