emulation

Example Sentences

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In emulation, many rich economies—including the U.S.—have begun to implement industrial policies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

A grand ayatollah and source of emulation is among a select few of the highest-ranking clerics.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

On the face of it, he is perhaps more a middle-class loner, and his apparent normality suggests a crime triggered by internalised mental processes, rather than by peer-driven association or emulation.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

I had become a deep reader of the genre in my 20s, and, as all writers are readers in emulation, I began to think about writing a hard-boiled fiction of my own.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2023

Woundwort believed in emulation and he let it be known that there would be plenty of chances to win rewards.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams