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emulate

[em-yuh-leyt, em-yuh-lit] / ˈɛm jəˌleɪt, ˈɛm jə lɪt /


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In this, he has made it clear he is trying to emulate former Fed chiefs Paul Volcker and Alan Greenspan, who both tried to say as little as possible in public.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 11, 2026

Beatty says James Taylor in “Sweet Baby James” was the first voice he tried to emulate when he was young, and that folky tenderness is definitely still in there.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Greer called for Germany to emulate the U.K., which has promised to spend more on innovative medicines to avoid threatened tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026

The force hopes the pups will one day emulate England's players by becoming stars in their own right, with tackling - of suspects, that is - listed among their duties.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

Luxury hotels and ocean liners—among them the Titanic—installed batteries of rowing machines so their clients could stay in shape and emulate their rowing heroes.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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