behave
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"The reason we became interested in stadium waves is that, apparently, people very often behave like particles," physicist Illes Farkas told the NPR network.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Insufficient airflow control can prevent the vortex from forming, causing the fire to behave more like a conventional burn.
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
The findings provide new insight into how quantum materials behave and could help researchers develop smaller, faster, and more energy-efficient technologies that harvest power from their surroundings.
From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026
“Far as I’m concerned, it’s nothing more than an excuse for grown men to behave like schoolboys.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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