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behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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Instead of simply cooling the atoms, they proposed manipulating the vacuum itself by creating "squeezed states," quantum states in which position and velocity behave in unusual ways.

From Science Daily • May 18, 2026

That’s why the Rededicate 250 event is so insidious — even if the speakers behave themselves and don’t say anything too controversial on stage.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

"We think of these algorithms in nature as an explanation for how organisms will behave and as a way to try to make sense of the world," Navlakha says.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Tracy Clayton, a Meta spokesman, told the BBC that people should behave responsibly with any technology.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

The goats didn’t behave this well for anyone but Dyedka and Papa, because both of them used animal magic.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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