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behavior

[bih-heyv-yer] / bɪˈheɪv jər /


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She’s more cautious, however, when patients have moderate or advanced dementia, wandering behavior, recurring episodes of confusion, significant behavioral symptoms, unstable medical illnesses or impaired mobility.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

In other words, ecology may have helped shape both dietary behavior and human biology.

From Science Daily Aug. 27, 2026

Collins’ own online behavior has come under scrutiny as well.

From Slate Aug. 27, 2026

Without the right support, what starts as unconscious mimicry of peers’ behavior in childhood can exact a painful toll as time goes on.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 26, 2026

Despite Maggie’s erratic behavior, the city reporter emphasized, “she knew what she was talking about.”

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

As far as codified behaviors go, it’s hard to be more densely rich with implications for the human condition than the Ten Commandments or the Bill of Rights.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Boards “don’t act based on behaviors. They act when those behaviors create enterprise risk for the business,” she added.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

Features such as stingers, specialized nesting behaviors and other biological traits may have created conditions that made cooperation more advantageous and helped sophisticated insect societies emerge again and again.

From Science Daily Aug. 15, 2026

He needs to be off the meds for at least 72 hours before he can be released, and he also needs to start displaying normal, wild behaviors, including aggression.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Typical targets were women on the edges of society who exhibited odd behaviors such as talking to animals, wandering the countryside at night, or hoarding insects.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman




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