carbon copy

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His deep 3-pointer in overtime was a carbon copy of a shot Stephen Curry had once nailed in Oklahoma City to beat the Thunder—except that Wembanyama is over a foot taller than Curry.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Andy Cumming: The fans didn't want Martin and he's turning this Rangers side into a carbon copy of his Southampton side.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Crisp’s team built a carbon copy of the original satellite, and it was launched successfully on July 2, 2014.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2025

It’s an offense that Grubb reiterated Monday may not be a carbon copy of UW’s pass-heavy attack the past two seasons, instead tweaked to emphasize the Seahawks’ personnel.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

I’m sending you a carbon copy; I’ll keep the original in my files.

From "From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler" by E.L. Konigsburg