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duplication

[doo-pli-key-shuhn, dyoo-] / ˌdu plɪˈkeɪ ʃən, ˌdju- /
NOUN
counterfeiting
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Bassato believes that authorities should remove duplication from the process.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

Bosses try to limit duplication through projects to share technologies and components.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

The Times quotes officials justifying the order by saying it would reduce duplication of effort; our own spies wouldn’t bother recruiting someone if they knew he or she was already an agent.

From Slate Jul. 1, 2026

Whole genome duplication is commonly found in cancer cells, and some cancer therapies can unintentionally trigger it as well.

From Science Daily May 25, 2026

One, known only as Klinefelter’s syndrome, involves a duplication of one of the sex chromosomes.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson




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