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behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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"It might also lead to the development of more efficient electronics, improved solar cells and faster devices by enabling a better understanding of how materials behave at extremely fast timescales."

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Superionic materials are unusual because they behave partly like solids and partly like liquids.

From Science Daily • Apr. 21, 2026

Other blood cancers behave differently, often growing faster and more unpredictably, making them harder for transplanted immune cells to keep in remission.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

As well as helping create evidence, advisers also promise to train fake claimants on how to behave during crucial interviews with the Home Office, where their applications are assessed.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Her rules on how to behave as we began venturing out more into the world were detailed and always present.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals




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