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behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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But they're a minority shareholder here but we don't behave like that.

From BBC Aug. 3, 2026

“As AI systems grow more capable, ensuring they remain safe and behave as intended will require exceptional researchers and new ways of thinking,” said OpenAI alignment researcher Kai Chen.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 1, 2026

Although these molecular twins can appear nearly identical, they may behave in dramatically different ways, particularly in living systems and medicines.

From Science Daily Jul. 28, 2026

But the long history of spousal and familial succession in Congress also means we also have plenty of examples of how Graham might behave in her brother’s stead.

From Slate Jul. 24, 2026

“No. You just have to remember that you are swimming in their home. You have to know how to behave when you are the guest.”

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

Even a well-stocked farmers market rarely behaves like a supermarket organized around a recipe’s demands.

From Salon Aug. 4, 2026

The plasma behaves differently depending on the energy of the collision.

From Science Daily Aug. 3, 2026

“Unless Starlink behaves very aggressively, the Big 3 will probably not provide an MVNO.”

From MarketWatch Jul. 25, 2026

“Bitcoin may benefit from demand for assets operating outside conventional financial channels, but during sudden geopolitical shocks it often behaves like a high-risk technology investment, leaving it vulnerable to rapid selling when investors reduce exposure.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

Actually, that’s unfair to Harlow, who behaves like a perfect angel.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

But he behaved as if he’d spent a childhood surviving hardscrabble East Coast streets and was scornful of bourgeois diction.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 30, 2026

Instead, reporters sat in their black-tie attire and behaved like sycophants.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

Still, the pickup in price pressures across the economy in the quarter wasn’t particularly broad-based, with measures of core inflation still well behaved, said Abhijit Surya, senior economist at Capital Economics.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

The waves recorded near the OJP behaved in an unusual way.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

But what was the point, the purpose, of my salvation if it did not permit me to behave with love toward others, no matter how they behaved toward me?

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin

They do not explain why Washington could borrow at a discount for 40 years while behaving like this.

From MarketWatch Jul. 27, 2026

Police had been called on Sunday morning after a neighbour witnessed Fakir "behaving erratically" and kicking garage doors in the working class neighbourhood of Pilastro.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2026

“The markets are behaving right but for the wrong reasons,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

One way a court can handle rumors of interpersonal bickering is to stop behaving badly in public sessions.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2026

I keep ignoring, and Jonah texts, demanding that I stop behaving like a spoiled child and have a real conversation.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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