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behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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It feels so good to be right, and so uncomfortable to be corrected—especially if those corrections mean changing what you believe or how you behave.

From The Wall Street Journal

In chemistry and medicine, molecules that are mirror images of each other can behave very differently in the body.

From Science Daily

"But nowadays everyone behaves so neutrally that everything feels normal".

From BBC

“They’ve undermined the functioning of the courthouse by behaving that way,” she added.

From Los Angeles Times

Identifying what caused this sudden reversal could offer valuable insight into how Earth's climate system behaves under stress.

From Science Daily