copying

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For more than 60 years, he hopscotched among media, painting in oils, acrylics and watercolors, drawing, making prints and creating works on fax and copying machines as well as iPads and iPhones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

Recalling that she grew up being warned away from copying off someone else’s test because “cheating is only cheating yourself,” she sounds glum.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Tesla was going to unveil it in the first quarter, but Elon Musk opted to nix the reveal, citing the risk of competitors copying Tesla’s progress.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Through a process called "distilling", such firms are essentially copying AI technology developed by US companies, he said.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

At the time it never occurred to any of us that we were doing anything wrong—if copying CDs is wrong, why would they make CD writers?

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah