emulate
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One way to emulate highly successful people is to start in a tactile sector, like construction or auto repair, that gives you hands-on experience.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 21, 2026
You don’t need a cardboard coop to emulate the competition elsewhere—and if ice cream isn’t enough of a draw, treat the person who goes longest without using their phone to a free drink.
From The Wall Street Journal β Sep. 13, 2026
Benn has won 25 of his 26 fights as a professional and would emulate his father, Nigel, by claiming a WBC title with another victory.
From BBC β Sep. 12, 2026
The European Union has in parallel been mulling a ban on social media access for young people in response to a push by several member states to emulate Australia's example on the matter.
From Barron's β Aug. 27, 2026
Luxury hotels and ocean liners—among them the Titanic—installed batteries of rowing machines so their clients could stay in shape and emulate their rowing heroes.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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“You could feel the characters being designed in a way that emulates real-life experiences,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 1, 2025
Artificial photosynthesis, which emulates this natural process of photosynthesis, uses sunlight to produce valuable resources, such as hydrogen, and it has garnered attention as a sustainable energy solution.
From Science Daily β Dec. 2, 2024
The panel will have a broad remit to examine working practices as well as standards, and emulates a similar committee set up by Tony Blair's Labour government in the wake of its 1997 election win.
From BBC β Jul. 25, 2024
The event builds strength, endurance and teamwork, and emulates the traits people of the north needed when they lived a nomadic lifestyle and had to carry heavy loads, organizers said.
From Seattle Times β Apr. 27, 2024
He knows Vincent admires and emulates those two.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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He plays in a certain style, and it can’t be emulated.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 13, 2026
Cubarsi played every single minute for Spain as they emulated their 2010 World Cup success in South Africa.
From BBC β Jul. 19, 2026
Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck examine Greenspan’s legacy and the way it’s being emulated by the Fed’s current chair, Kevin Warsh.
From Slate β Jun. 27, 2026
Using an emulated target trial approach, which relies on existing healthcare data rather than traditional clinical trials, the researchers were able to assess outcomes more quickly and efficiently.
From Science Daily β Apr. 14, 2026
The method which he and his associates evolved is today a shining model but one too little emulated.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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Meanwhile, the price of lab-grown diamonds — or diamonds made by emulating the earth’s natural heat and pressure conditions — has fallen, as technological advances and production expansion lead to oversupply.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 15, 2026
Just like Kerr was when the Games came to Glasgow in 2014, with dreams of emulating those he saw race at Hampden.
From BBC β Aug. 2, 2026
But issues arose when emulating the blue and brown colors, which both require large amounts of Blue No. 1.
From Salon β Jun. 29, 2026
In his studied inscrutability Warsh was emulating his role model and the man who came to personify what it means to be a central banker.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 22, 2026
Fastidious Johnny had bought his own cup, emulating men who were in better circumstances.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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