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behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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"This episode further strains our relationship... because this situation is unacceptable, a state should not behave in this manner."

From Barron's • May 2, 2026

You cannot build a new media ecosystem while simultaneously demanding that everyone in it behave like they are operating within the old one.

From Salon • May 2, 2026

Jennifer Naitaki, a Michaelson Center for Public Policy senior advisor, said the group’s workers keep notes on how the dogs behave outside their kennels, which helps match shelter dogs with appropriate new homes.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

All of them are at their best when they behave relatively normally instead of straying into caricatures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Consistently do what is right in common situations and know how to behave and dress in normal situations.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin




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