behave
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Siri will behave more like a generative-AI chatbot with the update, on which Apple is collaborating with Google.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
Insufficient airflow control can prevent the vortex from forming, causing the fire to behave more like a conventional burn.
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Many existing fallout models primarily treat materials as if they behave independently, meaning some of these chemical reactions are only partially represented.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
While transplanted hair can already grow, recreating follicles that can behave like the natural hair inside the body - repeatedly growing, shedding and regrowing over time - has proved far more difficult.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
"I'm sure she'll behave herself during dinner, Jeremy. This is fairly important to your father, so I want you to be polite when they come."
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
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