cribbing

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More recently, it ran afoul of Pokémon’s legions by cribbing that franchise’s signature font and imagery.

From Salon • Apr. 26, 2026

Did being sued by Marvin Gaye’s estate for cribbing from his music in “Blurred Lines” affect your ability to enjoy Gaye’s stuff?

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2024

Firefighters secured the truck with “a grip hoist, grade 100 chain, and 6-inch vehicle strap cribbing, straps to keep the massively heavy vehicle from rolling any further forward,” fire officials posted on Facebook.

From Washington Times • Dec. 26, 2023

The discipline already had a “massive plagiarism problem” with students borrowing computer code from friends or cribbing it from the internet, said MacKellar.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 9, 2023

We can not estimate how large a share of the ill-health and temper among women is the result of the crippling, cribbing influence of her costume.

From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I by Stanton, Elizabeth Cady