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copy in

British  

verb

  1. (tr, adverb) to send someone a copy of an email or letter being sent to another person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Other than the official, signed copy at the National Archives, this is the only known parchment manuscript copy in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

I’d been looking for that one since its publication, but had not been able to find a single signed copy in the wild.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

After the publication of Conclave in 2016, Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor - who had helped Harris with his research - asked for a copy in Italian to give to Pope Francis.

From BBC • May 3, 2025

The Monterey Police Department released the 24-page report to news organization Mediaite after initially denying to do so, explaining that Hegseth’s request for a copy in 2021 waived its obligation to keep it under wraps.

From Salon • Nov. 21, 2024

He locked a complete copy in the safe in his office at Rand.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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