behavior
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I’m sure many Dodgers fans were equally horrified with your behavior.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
"This is actually going to get harder, not easier ... because they're going to get better at hiding their behavior."
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
Legal codes, he suggests, exist to regulate behavior that evolution shaped, and so should, in his view, rest on an understanding of where that behavior comes from.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Regret is often an internal signal that a behavior was inconsistent with our goals or values, says J. Kim Penberthy, a professor of psychiatry and neurobehavioral sciences at the University of Virginia.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026
Obeah always wanted to fight other males and I thought—mistakenly—that all of this was proper behavior for a sled dog.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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They also showed mild brain overgrowth, excessive signaling through the mTOR pathway, poorly organized communication across functional brain networks, and behaviors associated with autism.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 25, 2026
Other sedentary behaviors were not linked to the same brain patterns, suggesting that the type of activity a person does while sitting may be more important than researchers once assumed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 21, 2026
Violence is shaped by social norms, power dynamics and the behaviors that institutions reward, tolerate or condemn.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
While 75% of Americans said lifestyle behaviors are very important for maintaining brain health as they age, there’s a disconnect when it comes to people realizing these habits can reduce the risk of dementia.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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