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copying



ADJECTIVE
quoting
Synonyms


NOUN
emulation
Synonyms




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“We can’t just unplug it because it could be copying itself over to other computers,” he told CBS News.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Soon after the plane diagram was couriered to Paddington Green, all Bayoumi's videos, including the footage of the paintballing, were taken from Birmingham to New Scotland Yard for copying.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

Much of this is already happening, with biotechs going dark to keep rivals in China from copying their work and racing it into human trials.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

Dürer was only partly successful: It was decided that Raimondi could continue copying Dürer’s work, but he was prohibited from also copying the artist’s distinctive monogram.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Coal put in his mother’s thumb drive and one from Ms. Freeman’s desk and started copying files.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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