copying

Example Sentences

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Microsoft says it built the model "from scratch" with "no distillation" of rival models -- a common shortcut that involves copying a competitor's outputs to train a new system more cheaply and quickly.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

You can upload a selfie and the mascot will start wearing your clothes and copying your hairstyle.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

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

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

But I’m not about to tell her that it has nothing to do with my copying Lucinda and a lot to do with my liking Sam.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez