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plagiarism

[pley-juh-riz-uhm, -jee-uh-riz-] / ˈpleɪ dʒəˌrɪz əm, -dʒi əˌrɪz- /


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Plagiarism is widespread in the European Union state among lawmakers, former cabinet ministers and magistrates, eroding trust in public institutions.

From Reuters • Sep. 30, 2022

"Plagiarism is the sincerest form of flattery," he told an audience near Skid Row in Los Angeles - misquoting another famous London resident who travelled to the USA, Oscar Wilde.

From BBC • May 13, 2022

Plagiarism is buying or downloading a paper from an Internet site and pretending to have written it.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

“Honestly, the first thought that I had was, ‘Oh, no, not again,’” said Jonathan Bailey, an expert witness on plagiarism who founded the Plagiarism Today website.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2019

Plagiarism was thought to be a venial fault by the ancients, just as in the Homeric times piracy was not considered a disgrace.

From Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 1 by Runkle, Lucia Isabella Gilbert




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