imitation

"The circumstances remain under investigation, including whether a firearm – or imitation firearm – was involved."

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

In effect, imitation learning allows the team to capture the behavior of the more computationally demanding controller in a faster AI model that can operate quickly enough for real-time flight.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 22, 2026

"This isn't me and worse, this cheap imitation is a soulless idiot."

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

To catch up in the era of generative AI, Chinese companies have relied on the familiar mix of ingenuity and imitation that also lies behind the nation’s successes in electronics, cars and green energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

Not an imitation of the strategy, or the craft, or the luck, but an imitation of the sheer bravado: the idea of stealing something that couldn’t possibly be stolen.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

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

But the companies that purchased his furniture—or one of the many imitations offered by his competitors—were more often drawn to his design because of economics rather than organizational psychology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

After a while, James might start his imitations.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte