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replicate

[rep-li-kit, rep-li-keyt] / ˈrɛp lɪ kɪt, ˈrɛp lɪˌkeɪt /


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They’re even becoming part-time sleuths, trying to figure out the recipe to replicate their lost chai—and get the bottom of the “Great Chai Incident of 2026.”

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

It is not as easy to replicate this dynamic with stock-market investing.

From MarketWatch Sep. 2, 2026

The company pioneered a formidable model that is hard to replicate, said Ken Pucker, a sustainable fashion expert at Tufts University.

From Barron's Sep. 1, 2026

An organization’s accumulated ability to learn and adapt is hardest for competitors to replicate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 31, 2026

Now, as I trudge through the snow, I see the mockingjays hopping about on branches as they pick up on other birds’ melodies, replicate them, and then transform them into something new.

From "Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins

His ability to occupy those positions - with strong defending and elegance on the ball - replicates some of the work Stones did for City.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

The FDA approved last week a new eCP treatment—a cholesterol-reducing drug from Merck that replicates the function of existing large-molecule biologics while cutting prices dramatically.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

The set replicates the characteristics of the actual room in Albany, down to two heavily tasseled flags — one American, one New York state.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 7, 2026

Infected rodents don’t get symptoms, but the virus replicates in their cells.

From Salon May 9, 2026

Science replicates itself by indoctrination, since scientific communities work most efficiently when they are agreed about what they are trying to do.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

The place settings, trays, tea set and other items in my collection aren’t just relics from a different generation, but works of art that, once melted down, can never be reclaimed or replicated.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

It's an academic year replicated in other European countries too.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Thrive Eternal, which focuses on assets that can’t be replicated by technology, bought a stake in Major League Baseball’s San Francisco Giants earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

They located an original spindle and replicated it, including the complex crane cutouts.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Facts could be checked, experiments replicated, authorities could be set side by side and compared.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

One of autonomous flight's biggest challenges is replicating a pilot's ability to spot and maneuver safely around other aircraft and obstacles, and there is virtually no margin for error.

From BBC Sep. 1, 2026

Jefferies’s report highlights that replicating the global success of K-Beauty will be difficult, as Korean beauty brands benefit from strong consumer trust, product innovation, digital engagement and the influence of K-Pop and Korean dramas.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 17, 2026

By replicating the action of this hormone, GLP-1 drugs have proven highly effective at managing type 2 diabetes and promoting weight loss.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

He has issued numerous written statements on policy matters but is far from replicating the one-man rule of his father.

From Barron's Jul. 1, 2026

Cancer, perhaps, is an ultimate perversion of genetics—a genome that becomes pathologically obsessed with replicating itself.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee




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