mimicking

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He has also increasingly mocked the protests, recently posting an AI-generated video in which he is dressed in a faux-leather skirt and a mesh top, mimicking an influencer counting demonstrators.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In 2025, he apologised after facing backlash for mimicking a ritual sequence from the hit Kannada film Kantara at a film festival event, with critics accusing him of disrespecting its cultural significance.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026

“That first record was undeniable. I didn’t want to like it because that ‘Doot-doot-doot…,’” he sings, mimicking the hook of Third Eye Blind’s once-inescapable “Semi-Charmed Life.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Denka, the 23-year-old founder, who recently moved from San Francisco to New York, is unconvinced that mimicking billionaires’ glow-ups will move the needle for early-stage founders and their businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

I gestured to Mo, mimicking a crawl close to the rock face.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda