as in directly
in the same words
you can't just copy the encyclopedia article verbatim for your report—that's plagiarism
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Although the Dallas Morning News reprinted my column verbatim and the Fort Worth Report ran follow-up stories, little has happened.
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2024
During his appearances on Fox News, Giuliani repeated almost verbatim the conspiracy-minded talking points of another former member of the Party of Regions and Kharkiv native, Andriy Derkach, illustrating the pathway by which pro-Russian disinformation traveled into the U.S. news media.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2019
Tirico repeated the apology almost verbatim at the top of NBC’s Saturday primetime Olympic coverage.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2024
Over the years, creators have frequently accused one another of stealing ideas, often citing videos that appear to have copied someone else’s concept or script verbatim.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July 2024
During his appearances on Fox News, Giuliani repeated almost verbatim the conspiracy-minded talking points of another former member of the Party of Regions and Kharkiv native, Andriy Derkach, illustrating the pathway by which pro-Russian disinformation traveled into the U.S. news media.
—Michael Carpenter, Foreign Affairs, 26 Nov. 2019
Tirico repeated the apology almost verbatim at the top of NBC’s Saturday primetime Olympic coverage.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2024
Over the years, creators have frequently accused one another of stealing ideas, often citing videos that appear to have copied someone else’s concept or script verbatim.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 7 Aug. 2024
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“Verbatim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/verbatim. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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