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behavior

[bih-heyv-yer] / bɪˈheɪv yər /


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One of neuroscience's major unanswered questions is how neurons in the brain and body connect and coordinate to generate behavior.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Attorney’s Office of the Western District of Virginia to probe whether the incessant violations of antipollution laws had risen to the level of criminal behavior, people familiar with the matter said.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Although that type of behavior grabbed attention on social media, it did not resonate with a significant percentage of L.A. voters, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

The V-shaped trading pattern of the last 24 hrs reflects in part the behavior of the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index SOX, the broad movements of which Korea’s market has been tracking for some time.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

And yet we called decent behavior humane, and acted as though animals were the brutes!

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo




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