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behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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The surrogate teaches the pup to groom, forage, and behave like a wild otter, Long said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

All of them are at their best when they behave relatively normally instead of straying into caricatures.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

But in conservation, animals can’t be randomly assigned to groups in the wild and told how to behave.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

"Our measurements provide important new clues about how mesons behave in nuclear matter," says Itahashi.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

“Come,” I said sternly, “no more of this; we have had quite enough already. Get to your bed and try to behave more discreetly.”

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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