behave

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The framework provides an accurate description of how these materials absorb light and how their electronic structure behaves under illumination.

From Science Daily

“Because of climate change, it is impacting the way the water cycle is behaving.”

From Los Angeles Times

The cancellation of the event itself changed how the horses behaved, she said.

From The Wall Street Journal

This precision is important because even small structural changes can influence how a medicine works in the body, how it behaves biologically or whether it produces side effects.

From Science Daily

After severe infection, some neutrophils began behaving abnormally and contributed to a persistent inflammatory environment described as "pro-tumor," meaning it supports cancer growth.

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