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duplicate

[doo-pli-kit, dyoo-, doo-pli-keyt, dyoo-] / ˈdu plɪ kɪt, ˈdju-, ˈdu plɪˌkeɪt, ˈdju- /






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U2 has said that both of the shorter releases stand alone, and will not duplicate songs from the eventual full-length set.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

Can you imagine the L.A. romance “Nobody Wants This” trying to duplicate Silver Lake, Los Feliz or Koreatown in Atlanta?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

The popularity of the item has led to duplicate and counterfeit squishy toys being sold online and in shops and stalls.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

The bill may also contain coding errors, duplicate charges or costs that should have been covered.

From MarketWatch Jul. 28, 2026

Adams would then proceed to call accused number three, and so on, and the whole procedure would duplicate itself until every accused was called in this fashion.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

After removing duplicates of stocks in two or more of the groups, our initial list was made up of 523 stocks.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

The posts have no direct connection to Rare Beauty, according to a spokeswoman, who said the brand doesn’t work with AI-generated creators or duplicates.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

A search for his surname on the DOJ website returns over 2,000 results, though many of those are duplicates, and Elkholy said the files show he only met Epstein 10-12 times over a 10-year period.

From BBC Mar. 27, 2026

As these duplicates spread through overlapping communication paths, networks become congested and data begins to queue, significantly increasing delays.

From Science Daily Jan. 22, 2026

Everywhere I look I see duplicates of the so-called perfect pattern.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers

Its elements have been duplicated, sampled and reimagined so many times that it now exists in countless forms, offering endless ways in.

From Los Angeles Times May 19, 2026

Nevertheless, some of the works involved are "especially popular and duplicated many times online", making it difficult to exclude them completely from training data.

From Barron's Mar. 20, 2026

This included records of retracted papers, editorial information and examples of duplicated images.

From Science Daily Mar. 7, 2026

While the United States employs around 30 different weapon systems, Europe has an often duplicated 178.

From BBC Mar. 3, 2026

If so, the best way to find out what a gene was and how it duplicated was to study the properties of viruses.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

Countries seeking to protect domestic companies are also duplicating efforts, such as building too many different types of armored vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

Instead, it can draw on existing mental components, recombine them, and avoid duplicating work, a strategy that current AI systems generally lack.

From Science Daily Nov. 28, 2025

And Safdie is so devoted to duplicating the earthy brown decor of Kerr’s late-’90s nouveau riche Phoenix home that you’d think he was restoring Notre Dame.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 3, 2025

Alex Mahon recently told a newspaper that there needs to be "more collaboration" between the UK broadcasters – a way of "making sure we're not duplicating the same technology".

From BBC May 13, 2025

To my surprise, he revealed that with the help of his assistant Wilson he had quietly been duplicating some of Rosy’s and Gosling’s X-ray work.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson




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