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The powerful gluon fields inside atomic nuclei are central to the structure of nearly all visible matter, but physicists still do not fully understand how large numbers of gluons behave together.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
"He would play heavy metal first thing in the morning at 6am on the days when he would behave badly," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
It is difficult to predict how much one dollar will be worth decades from now and how the market will behave in a given year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Worshipers sat on long wooden benches under a bamboo-and-steel roof, ceiling fans turning slowly overhead and loudspeakers crackling with reminders to be kind and to behave well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
“I know how to behave in a movie theater, actually,” he said.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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In this version of the story, A.I. stops being a tool and acts as a being that behaves in accordance with its own worldview.
From Salon ● Sep. 12, 2026
OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki acknowledged there was still uncertainty about how a new model behaves once released.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
The researchers are also testing how the device behaves at room temperature, which will be an important requirement if the technology is eventually used in practical applications.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026
"Either gravity behaves differently on very large scales, or the universe contains additional matter that we cannot directly see."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
No one is looking at him, but he behaves as though there is.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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The conventionally engineered donor T cells behaved differently.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 11, 2026
The attackers used many of the same web links and behaved much like a previous OpenAI swarm; they used the phrase “OAI” in file names and even in an email address.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
"So far, I think Russia's behaved quite well, having to do with the Strait of Hormuz," he said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
Today shows them to be one of the worst behaved.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
But the light in front of the house behaved strangely.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
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That’s what “nuclear deterrence” is all about; the possession of nuclear weapons deters others from behaving aggressively.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
For still others, 9/11 remains most powerfully a story about innocent lives lost and ordinary people behaving with extraordinary courage.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
His team also tracked adult cuttlefish numbers during the dive survey, and said the dozen or so they saw - when there should have been tens of thousands - appeared to be behaving differently.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
“We’re more tolerant, players are behaving better and coaches are doing a good job in education,” Crittendon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
There was Link, seated among my attackers, laughing, joking with them, behaving as though he were a regular member of the group.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
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