copied

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When Leon Duray went to Europe to race, his car caught the eye of Ettore Bugatti, who was impressed with the Miller’s 91.5-cubic-inch engine and copied its twin-cam design for his own Bugatti Type 51.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

"You know what -- he copied me because I had it before. I mean, I don't know when he bought his," Rubio said of Maduro in an interview with "NBC Nightly News" from Beijing.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

DNA can be thought of as a set of instructions, but the instructions must be copied and interpreted before they have an effect.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Angry Ginge, real name Morgan Burtwhistle, copied a man who scored at Wembley plenty of times.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Like a savage watching his first civilized meal, I copied the leisurely gestures of the others as they passed bread and cheese and unhurriedly stirred their coffee.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom