behave
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Siri will behave more like a generative-AI chatbot with the update, on which Apple is collaborating with Google.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
There is a brief address from management reminding diners of the "charter" committing them to behave with respect and decorum, and then the fun begins.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
A better understanding of how fire whirls form and behave could help engineers develop more efficient combustion systems and improve efforts to predict and manage wildfires.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Judges are expected to behave with decorum while on the bench, but the profession doesn’t demand that they forfeit free-speech rights in retirement.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
“That’s evident, by the way you racket downstairs. Come to your tea, sir, and behave like a gentleman.”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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