behave
Example Sentences
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"This episode further strains our relationship... because this situation is unacceptable, a state should not behave in this manner."
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
You cannot build a new media ecosystem while simultaneously demanding that everyone in it behave like they are operating within the old one.
From Salon • May 2, 2026
Many physical systems behave like tiny oscillating objects, similar to springs or pendulums.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
Jennifer Naitaki, a Michaelson Center for Public Policy senior advisor, said the group’s workers keep notes on how the dogs behave outside their kennels, which helps match shelter dogs with appropriate new homes.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
But in the summer of ’46, my father recalls, Rajesh had begun to behave oddly, as if a wire had been tripped in his brain.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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