as in inventing
to copy an idea, a piece of writing, etc., from someone else
She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
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While both Iowa and Indiana claim bragging rights for inventing the sandwich, the exact origin remains as delightfully fuzzy as a diner countertop debate.—
Susan Stapleton,
Des Moines Register,
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Cole Winn, a one-time failed starter who is re-inventing his life as a reliever, cruises through the sixth.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Rankings influence many disciplines and can mutate values as well as goals, leading academics to such unscholarly behaviors as plagiarizing others’ work, unintentionally manipulating data, or outright falsifying it.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Feb. 2026
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Buster attended the same law school starting in 2018, but he was kicked out for low grades and allegedly plagiarizing in the summer of 2019, per The State.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
14 Nov. 2025
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Post-Soviet, Anthropocene, and post-independence frameworks can be overdetermined by these same spatial and political logics, translating them into periodizations that claim to mark historical breaks while reproducing their underlying assumptions.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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Dust mites thrive above 60 percent humidity, reproducing quickly and increasing allergen levels.—
Larry Magid,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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Indiana is forging ahead with a new K-12 school accountability model that will give schools letter grades this year for the first time since 2018.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Erik Lochtefeld is now forging his return to the big stage, and to his love of running, after having complex open brain surgery at NYU Langone Health.—
Hannah Kliger,
CBS News,
5 Mar. 2026
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For example gerrymandering, or the practice of manipulating electoral district boundaries to favor one political party, is an ongoing, albeit controversial tactic among both Democrats and Republicans.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The skills could include tasks such as folding boxes, assembling components, or even manipulating objects, activities that still remain challenging for many robotic systems.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
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To get each trooper up to speed on the new devices, state police used virtual reality training aids that take police through scenarios simulating potential real-life situations that can rise to the level of a Taser being used or those that may require lethal force.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
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This digital sleep aid is designed to wake you up gently and naturally by simulating sunrise light.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Cribbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cribbing. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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