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behave

[bih-hayv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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Eventually I figured out how to make them work, but it took research to learn the way other humans behave and think.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

Matt Prosz, who hosts and manages other Airbnb properties full-time, believes the update will improve the guest experience without changing how most people behave.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

“What identifies an individual as a king is how other people behave towards him,” says a quote attributed to the actor.

From Salon ● Oct. 30, 2026

People are still figuring out how to behave around other types of robots.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 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

One of the biggest obstacles to a black hole splitting comes from thermodynamics, the branch of physics that governs how energy behaves and how physical systems change.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026

The problem with endometriosis tissue is that it behaves exactly like the womb lining but it is trapped in the wrong place.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

The research team plans to investigate whether the differences between the left and right nerve clusters influence how the heart behaves during rest and physical activity.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2026

They cover most of the Sun, making them especially important for understanding how our star behaves.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

Language, once it comes alive, behaves like an active, motile organism.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

"Though the chatbots often made mistakes, they also behaved as sympathetic listeners to skeptical users -- while still refusing to endorse conspiracy theories," the center said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

It is unclear yet from official data, which have a lag, how investors outside France have behaved during the recent volatility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

A Reform spokesman said: "Where members, activists and councillors have clearly behaved inappropriately, investigations have commenced" and that in some cases there had been suspensions.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

If researchers had assumed that the CGM behaved the same way in every direction, this effect could easily have remained hidden.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Beowulf remarked that Lady Constance already behaved as if every day were her birthday, and all three children grew wide-eyed at the thought of what she might be like on the actual day.

From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood

Anthropic's roughly 400-page filing devotes more than 90 pages to risks, including those facing an industry that has seen a string of reports in recent months of AI systems behaving in unexpected and harmful ways.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

A park spokesperson told Omroep Brabant, a local media outlet, that the leopards were behaving naturally and they would not be euthanised.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

Some companies have banned agents from accessing their platforms and behaving in this way.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026

But does behaving like a human actually convince people that a machine has consciousness?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026

Whether because he angry at the way I been behaving or because he do have true respect for me, I don’t know.

From "Taste of Salt: A Story of Modern Haiti" by Frances Temple


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