behavior
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Still, consumer behavior has proved tough to change.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
During a second-round match between two of tennis’ most combustible personalities, Ilie Nastase and John McEnroe, chair umpire Frank Hammond penalized and eventually defaulted Nastase for his behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Understanding these developmental signals could provide new clues about how synovial fibroblasts acquire their functions and potentially reveal ways to restore their normal protective behavior in arthritis.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 5, 2026
Jessica Pegula was less enthusiastic, calling some of the behavior “disrespectful.”
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
Obeah always wanted to fight other males and I thought—mistakenly—that all of this was proper behavior for a sled dog.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
As the Centers for Disease Control put it, “students who are physically active tend to have better grades, school attendance, classroom behaviors, and cognitive performance.”
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Many plants and basic organisms can sense things in their environments and change their behaviors accordingly, but this does not require them to have an awareness of their selves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“The combination of record account balances, strong savings behaviors and effective plan design tell an encouraging story about how Americans are approaching retirement,” said Sharon Brovelli, president of Workplace Investing at Fidelity Investments.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Advocates have pointed to mounting research in other cities that showed road improvements along high-injury street corridors were more effective than police at changing driver behaviors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
King may have embraced direct action, but in the early 1960s he was still very much the product of his black middle-class upbringing, and he would occasionally lash out against stereotyped lower-class behaviors.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
Vocabulary lists containing behavior
"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Middle School
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Growth, Development and Reproduction of Organisms - Introductory
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