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I'll need a carbon copy of that receipt.
She's a carbon copy of her mother.
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Of course, the region and its wines aren’t mere carbon copies of Burgundy—and the differences in geology are one reason why.
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
An offense that wants to be in 12 personnel as often as the Commanders do (on about 24 percent of offensive snaps since the start of last season) had to build a tight ends room where players weren’t just carbon copies, but had above-average traits in areas that complemented one another.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Momentum is building behind the idea of ‘EU–INC’ – not a carbon copy of the Delaware model, but a fresh, pan-European corporate entity that will set a new global standard for business formation.
—Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Sound like a carbon copy of last week’s Bay Area weather?
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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Mike Desimone, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2025
An offense that wants to be in 12 personnel as often as the Commanders do (on about 24 percent of offensive snaps since the start of last season) had to build a tight ends room where players weren’t just carbon copies, but had above-average traits in areas that complemented one another.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Momentum is building behind the idea of ‘EU–INC’ – not a carbon copy of the Delaware model, but a fresh, pan-European corporate entity that will set a new global standard for business formation.
—Jan Hammer, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
Sound like a carbon copy of last week’s Bay Area weather?
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
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“Carbon copy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carbon%20copy. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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