emulate
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For the activists at Pro Animal DC, who are seeking to emulate places like California and Pittsburgh that have enacted laws against foie gras, it's about fighting animal cruelty.
From Barron's β Sep. 28, 2026
All of us were extras, and I feel like people saw us in the films and started to emulate us.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 24, 2026
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
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
My intent is not to honor these passages as if I were bestowing a prize, nor to hold them up as models for you to emulate.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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The partnership strategy emulates the “you design it, we’ll build it” model championed by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, the powerhouse of the island’s economic growth.
From The Wall Street Journal β Oct. 13, 2026
In doing so, he emulates his friend Claressa Shields, who was ringside and remains female boxing's trailblazer with undisputed crowns in three divisions.
From BBC β Sep. 14, 2025
James’ figure, one inch taller than the typical Ken doll, emulates the Lakers forward’s fashion sense with a blue varsity jacket patched with his initials, “LJ,” and his signature 23 jersey number.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 10, 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
In addition, he is continually amazed by how much Maxine emulates her parents, how much she respects their tastes and their ways.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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He plays in a certain style, and it can’t be emulated.
From Los Angeles Times β Oct. 13, 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
For those who had their Super Bowl dreams dashed by the Patriots in the past, there are some uneasy similarities with how Vrabel and Maye have emulated the Brady and Belichick axis.
From BBC β Feb. 4, 2026
Boys everywhere called themselves Ali, and emulated his “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” routines.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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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
Rai emulating Jim Barnes in 1919 proves Fleetwood correct, these longstanding records and anomalies can be broken.
From BBC β Jul. 14, 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
In this view, Americans care less about emulating the top tier than about simply having a fair share of the bounty and a chance to carve out a place for themselves in society.
From "Class Matters" by The New York Times
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