emulate
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"Other shopping centres are trying to emulate and create what we've got."
From BBC β Oct. 6, 2026
For the activists at Pro Animal DC, who are seeking to emulate places like California and Pittsburgh that have enacted laws against foie gras, it's about fighting animal cruelty.
From Barron's β Sep. 28, 2026
All of us were extras, and I feel like people saw us in the films and started to emulate us.
From Los Angeles Times β Sep. 24, 2026
One way to emulate highly successful people is to start in a tactile sector, like construction or auto repair, that gives you hands-on experience.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 21, 2026
This superior talent is recognized by other artists, who admire their work and seek to emulate it.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
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“You could feel the characters being designed in a way that emulates real-life experiences,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal β Nov. 1, 2025
James’ figure, one inch taller than the typical Ken doll, emulates the Lakers forward’s fashion sense with a blue varsity jacket patched with his initials, “LJ,” and his signature 23 jersey number.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 10, 2025
Artificial photosynthesis, which emulates this natural process of photosynthesis, uses sunlight to produce valuable resources, such as hydrogen, and it has garnered attention as a sustainable energy solution.
From Science Daily β Dec. 2, 2024
The panel will have a broad remit to examine working practices as well as standards, and emulates a similar committee set up by Tony Blair's Labour government in the wake of its 1997 election win.
From BBC β Jul. 25, 2024
He knows Vincent admires and emulates those two.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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Examples of model programs the White House says should be emulated include a prestigious National Science Foundation program for graduate students and a National Institutes of Health award for creative scientists.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 21, 2026
Felix Salmon, Elizabeth Spiers, and Emily Peck examine Greenspan’s legacy and the way it’s being emulated by the Fed’s current chair, Kevin Warsh.
From Slate β Jun. 27, 2026
Using an emulated target trial approach, which relies on existing healthcare data rather than traditional clinical trials, the researchers were able to assess outcomes more quickly and efficiently.
From Science Daily β Apr. 14, 2026
The government's offensive against Al-Shabaab emulated the "Sunni Awakening" strategy of the United States in Iraq in the 2000s, when it backed Sunni Arab tribes against Al-Qaeda.
From Barron's β Feb. 19, 2026
Boys everywhere called themselves Ali, and emulated his “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” routines.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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Meanwhile, the price of lab-grown diamonds — or diamonds made by emulating the earth’s natural heat and pressure conditions — has fallen, as technological advances and production expansion lead to oversupply.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 15, 2026
Just like Kerr was when the Games came to Glasgow in 2014, with dreams of emulating those he saw race at Hampden.
From BBC β Aug. 2, 2026
But issues arose when emulating the blue and brown colors, which both require large amounts of Blue No. 1.
From Salon β Jun. 29, 2026
So far, Warsh is emulating the first Greenspan.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 28, 2026
I began working even harder at my game because a few youngsters in Alexandra saw me as someone worth emulating.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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