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behavior

[bih-heyv-yer] / bɪˈheɪv jər /


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"Understanding how they influence electrical behavior gives scientists another tool for designing future technologies using the structure of a material itself."

From Science Daily Aug. 17, 2026

But regional leaders are also growing more frustrated by the lack of fundamental changes in Tehran’s behavior in response to diplomatic outreach.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

The chain’s CFO said at the time that this sort of behavior was “an indication of stress.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

Blaming a mysterious generation that simply doesn’t like alcohol is a much easier story than confronting rising prices, changing consumer behavior or whether people still feel they’re getting enough value from a night out.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Any damage to the frontal cortex can change behavior and personality forever, as the case of Phineas Gage demonstrates.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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

Nothing yet has stopped the inexorable rise in college costs, but there may be signs that government regulations, financial-aid rule changes and family behaviors could start to curb tuition inflation.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

Grande moves in a similar space, but without the satire to easily delineate the difference between healthy and unhealthy behaviors.

From Salon Aug. 8, 2026

Because early snake fossils are rare, researchers have struggled to determine which environments and behaviors shaped their evolution.

From Science Daily Aug. 5, 2026

Ideas and products and messages and behaviors spread just like viruses do.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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