copying

Example Sentences

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The push on premarket home listings—Compass allows sellers to put homes for sale on its website before the larger database Multiple-Listing Service —was controversial, but led to other brokerages copying the strategy.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

While competitors are free to make food-themed hair clips, copying her specific designs - which are patented - is another matter.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Cease your practice of copying tour pros, who have turned golf into survival of the finickiest by adhering to preshot routines that violate loitering laws in most states.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Although he is often compared to Usain Bolt, the research stresses that his speed comes from his own physical and mechanical traits rather than copying another athlete.

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2026

The thought of spending the rest of the day copying out the tedious Book of Numbers sobered me deeply as I watched my father go.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver