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as in twin
something or someone that strongly resembles another
this new digital camera is a carbon of a well-known model costing almost twice as much
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as in copy
something that is made to look exactly like something else
the bell tower is a carbon of an earlier one that toppled in an earthquake
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Recent Examples of carbon
Scientists already knew these pigments consist of chains of carbon atoms of varying length.
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Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
As part of the pivot to green exports, in January 2024 the government implemented the China Certificated Emission Reduction scheme, which enables companies in specific industries to trade their carbon to supplement current Emissions Trading Systems and enforce emission quotas on enterprises.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
For decades, incentive systems have been the dominant idea for reducing carbon emissions.
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The purifier is equipped with a HEPA filter that captures microscopic airborne particles, as well as a carbon pre-filter to neutralize odors.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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Elizabeth Pennisi, science.org, 31 Oct. 2024
As part of the pivot to green exports, in January 2024 the government implemented the China Certificated Emission Reduction scheme, which enables companies in specific industries to trade their carbon to supplement current Emissions Trading Systems and enforce emission quotas on enterprises.
—Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
For decades, incentive systems have been the dominant idea for reducing carbon emissions.
—Nicholas Lemann, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
The purifier is equipped with a HEPA filter that captures microscopic airborne particles, as well as a carbon pre-filter to neutralize odors.
—Camryn Rabideau, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
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They’re projected to start the Miyatake and Muller twins with athletic forward Ellie Frazier. 9.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 7 Nov. 2024
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The former spouses also share twins Vivian Jenna and Griffin, who were born in 2004, and triplets Kai, Saxon, and Damian, who were born in 2006.Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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Productivity & Content Creation Tests Our Mac testing isn't an exact copy of our Windows testing protocols, due to the differences in operating system, chip architecture, and software catalog.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, the credit-reporting companies allow consumers to get free copies of their credit report weekly.Marin Independent Journal, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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An expanding black circle marks the spread of polar night in the Arctic in this animation of images acquired by the NOAA-20 satellite between Sept. 4 and Nov. 7.Tom Yulsman, Discover Magazine, 8 Nov. 2024
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On May 15, the park issued a news release alongside images from the footage and asked the public to help identify the man and woman in the video.Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 8 Nov. 2024
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Biological evolution, with DNA mutations creating the configurations that persist through reproduction and natural selection, would then be only one subset of this broader law.Paul Voosen, science.org, 1 Nov. 2024
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Infections typically occur in the dry season, between December and April, following the reproduction cycle of the multimammate rat in the wet season, the World Health Organization said.Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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In the Blue Room, visitors are invited to touch a replica of the French Bellangé antique furniture trim and upholstery, as well as replicas of marble busts, per CNN’s Betsy Klein.Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Double Trouble Buck The Double Trouble Buck replica isn’t from a buck that was harvested or even found dead.Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 31 Oct. 2024
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Thankfully, earlier this year conservationists cloned Willa twice more, producing two new clones named Noreen and Antonia.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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The zookeepers freeze plant cells to clone in the future.Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 28 Oct. 2024
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Once your account has been created, click your account picture (top left), then Edit profile.David Nield, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Since then, Google Maps has blurred its picture of Fuentes’ house.Bruna Horvath, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Integrating data from multiple sources—including ERP and CRM software—into centralized data lakes or warehouses and regularly cleaning it to remove inaccuracies, duplicates, and inconsistencies is also essential.Forbes, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In Siegel’s film, the citizens of a small town are replaced by cold alien duplicates, suggesting that even our neighbors could be the enemy.Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Carbon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/carbon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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