behave
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The work could also help scientists better anticipate how H5N1 might behave if it spreads to new animal species in the future.
From Science Daily • Jun. 23, 2026
By the early 2000s, low inflation had given rise to new challenges—namely, that their very success might lead investors to behave more recklessly.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 22, 2026
He called for letting Iran back into the pantheon of “good guys,” provided “they behave themselves.”
From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026
“Many teachers and other professionals in schools feel that in order to get kids to behave, you have to have a credible threat,” London said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
"You tell him, Jake. Tell him either he must behave or get out."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
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