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imitation

[im-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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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

Robert says imitation learning can cut the time taken to train the robot from months to days.

From BBC May 28, 2026

The imitation also falters on practical grounds, if only because AI often gets theology wrong.

From The Wall Street Journal May 14, 2026

She pitches her voice higher, widens her eyes, and lets the imitation convey her meaning.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 21, 2026

He pushed together his lips and puffed out his cheeks—his best Storch imitation.

From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis

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

This "will help traditional EU farming products sell more in India, by removing unfair competition in the form of imitations", the EU executive said.

From Barron's Jan. 27, 2026

The appropriations ricochet off the feminist imitations of Andy Warhol and Frank Stella paintings that Elaine Sturtevant began to make in the 1960s.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2025

"But how does a language-come out of these imitations?"

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White




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