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behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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The findings also highlight how simple elements can behave in surprisingly complex ways under extreme conditions.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

"She genuinely doesn't know what caused her to behave in this way," Strain said, adding that she was sorry.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Other blood cancers behave differently, often growing faster and more unpredictably, making them harder for transplanted immune cells to keep in remission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

By doing these things you are incentivizing him to behave more badly in the future.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Danny hoped being out in public would make the twins behave, but he wasn’t going to hold his breath.

From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova




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