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imitation

[im-i-tey-shuhn] / ˌɪm ɪˈteɪ ʃən /


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Robert says imitation learning can cut the time taken to train the robot from months to days.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

For a generation sometimes derided for its sense of privilege, there’s a refreshing simplicity and wholesomeness to these recipes built for social media’s culture of imitation and iteration.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Engineers at Northwestern University have created printed artificial neurons that go beyond imitation and can directly interact with real brain cells.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2026

Brandon Fellows, who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, had traveled to the conference to sell imitation Immigration and Customs Enforcement uniforms as costumes.

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

When they were finished, B. and Boo Boo did a pretty funny imitation of them.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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