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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His early exit devastated the RHAP community, but Cesternino remains sanguine about his time in the Highlands and about inventing the Survivor superfan.—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
7 May 2026 -
Since inventing optical fiber for long-range communication in 1970, Corning has provided millions of miles of cables to connect racks together in AI data centers from all the major players.—
Katie Tarasov,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
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Both are easier than plagiarizing Wikipedia ever was!—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 Apr. 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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The polyphenols in cranberries also block viruses from reproducing and stimulate the immune system.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
27 Apr. 2026
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After his death in 1993, the hippos escaped and began reproducing in the wild.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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With the outbreak of the Iran war in February 2026, Stubb has continued to insist that diplomacy and international cooperation are the true means for ending armed conflict and forging new alliances to ensure lasting peace.—
L. Sue Baugh,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
7 May 2026
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The bloc has been forging new trade relationships, like an expansive trade agreement with the European Union, in the wake of the tariff turmoil that has seen many of America’s closest trade ties unravel.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
7 May 2026
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Another method involves manipulating routing through Border Gateway Protocol (BGP).—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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However, manipulating elections or even giving the appearance of fixing an election is what an anti-Democracy person would do.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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That point was acknowledged immediately with the title track – not played since 2009 – opening the show as motion-simulating video tilted and zipped through a vibrant carnival.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Separate tests examined how the thermal protection system performs when its surface is damaged, simulating impacts from debris or micrometeoroids.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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“Cribbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cribbing. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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