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photocopy

[foh-tuh-kop-ee] / ˈfoʊ təˌkɒp i /
NOUN
mechanical image produced from a copier; making the image
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They have to rely on patients to recount their medical histories or wait hours or even days for another clinician to send a DVD, a fax — or a photocopy.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

Down the sidewalk, I mailed packages for our boys at the pack-and-ship shop, and stopped to photocopy teaching materials for my weekly state-prison volunteering gig.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But toward the end, a federal immigration official she had met with said he needed Marques May to follow him so he could photocopy her passport, he recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 3, 2025

The government says the new app will mean further education colleges no longer have to hire extra staff to photocopy results or chase missing paperwork from prospective students.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

“Here you go, hon. This’ll give you a good introduction to Wick’s work. Thing is, you gotta photocopy ’em.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older




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