behave
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These traits describe relatively stable patterns in how people tend to think, feel, and behave.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 8, 2026
Couples can still behave in ways that defy what the models suggest.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
Tournaments are pursuing younger audiences accustomed to the continuous movement and noise of other professional sports, challenging traditions that have long governed how spectators behave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Then again, the two markets may behave very differently.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Consequently, in order to understand how Sapiens behave, we must describe the historical evolution of their actions.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
OpenAI chief scientist Jakub Pachocki acknowledged there was still uncertainty about how a new model behaves once released.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
Eventually, checking the answer can itself become infeasible unless researchers make strong assumptions about how the quantum computer behaves internally.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
Scientists are getting a clearer picture of how thermodynamics behaves in the quantum world, and that progress could benefit both quantum technology and our understanding of familiar thermodynamic principles.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 14, 2026
Tweaking them later can vastly alter how a model behaves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
“Perfect. Look at how it behaves in the torchlight. That’s perfect.”
From "Landscape with Invisible Hand" by M.T. Anderson
"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
Even after experiencing stress both early in development and again as adults, mice with reduced SETD7 activity behaved much like unstressed animals.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026
It was responsible for “alignment,” ensuring AI models behaved as intended and didn’t go rogue or destroy humanity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
When a jerk mistreats us, it can help to have an understanding of why they’ve behaved like a jerk.
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026
That, in his mind, was how a leader behaved.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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
“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
Wall Street was especially tuned to this report because Fed officials have grown sensitive to data suggesting the economy isn’t behaving as they expected.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
A 63-year-old man has been found guilty of harassing the Labour MP for Walthamstow after preventing her from leaving a Tube carriage and behaving in an "abusive and aggressive" manner.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
Bod said, “You’re missing the point, I’m afraid. You two need to stop this. Stop behaving like other people don’t matter. Stop hurting people.”
From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman
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