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behave

[bih-heyv] / bɪˈheɪv /
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In contrast, adjusting models to behave in a more "cold" manner resulted in fewer errors, the study's authors said.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

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

Because both components have equal mass, researchers have long sought to understand how such a system would behave when forming a beam and undergoing diffraction.

From Science Daily • Apr. 28, 2026

“But what,” said she, after a pause, “can have been his motive? What can have induced him to behave so cruelly?”

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen




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