plagiarism

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Unified instructor who said teachers can tell when a student’s work is original or is not and try to steer them clear of shortcuts and plagiarism.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2026

When the public hears about scientific fraud, the focus often falls on isolated cases involving falsified data, plagiarism or retracted studies.

From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026

And after resolving a plagiarism dispute that delayed its release last year, the French-language thriller “The Hunt,” about a deadly encounter between two groups of hunters, is finally landing on March 4.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

The museum's curator Geoff Haden said he was not surprised by the revelation, as he was aware of a couple of examples of plagiarism by the schoolboy Thomas.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2026

This is quite possible—Bruno does similar things in his published texts and, as we have seen, the concept of plagiarism was a novel one.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton