copy
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“Study that person. Copy that person. The borrowed traits may fit awkwardly at first, but don’t fret. You’ll be surprised by how fast the pose becomes you, and you the pose.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026
Copy editor Erin Hebert said she finished a graduate degree and has worked as a social worker during the dispute but is keen to get back to working for the paper.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 13, 2025
The American Copy Editors Society has a freelancer directory, and you can find editors available for hire on sites like Upwork and Fiverr.
From New York Times • Aug. 2, 2023
Another inscription, in pencil, reads "My Own Copy", before a final note - "Given to Emily in 1937" - suggests he presented it to another romance, the American writer, Emily Homes Coleman.
From BBC • Jul. 11, 2023
"Copy it out now in a normal hand," the stranger said.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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