imitation
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"This isn't me and worse, this cheap imitation is a soulless idiot."
From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026
We learn language by imitation and need some form of community and cooperation to flourish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
In his best imitation of Reagan’s voice, he recounted the president’s response: “You know me. And you know Nancy.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
That doesn’t save “Cape Fear” from being a 10-hour slog set to an imitation of Bernard Herrmann’s anxiety-inducing score, but it does lend a little intrigue to Antosca and Bardem’s interpretation of Max.
From Salon ● Jul. 17, 2026
Then she hugged Felix, who was doing a perfect imitation of a garden gnome.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
The government has also introduced "geographical indication" tags that help distinguish genuine Kashmiri carpets from cheap imitations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
To put it plainly: Julian’s imitations lacked the vivacity that made his art unique, resulting in an uncanny dissonance between idea and result.
From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026
They cannot distinguish good data from bad and their imitations of human thoughts are imperfect.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 5, 2026
Geake said experts originally believed imitations like this were made by a trading people called the Frisians, but more evidence is coming to light to suggest they were made by the Vikings.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2026
Several sailors did imitations of Cockney boys begging for a treat as Marston hammed it up as an ice cream vendor.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
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