duplicate
noun
a copy exactly like an original.
Example Sentences
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According to an ECI breakdown seen by AFP, around 28 million entries were classified as belonging to deceased voters and 10.4 million as duplicates, while millions of others were marked as absent, shifted or untraceable.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
It is a pain to manually export your entire chat history every week, and it will quickly fill your storage space with duplicates.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
In total it has nearly 15 million 'lines' of data, but some of these are thought to be duplicates.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2026
Miguel Sangalang, director of the Bureau of Street Lighting, said there are 33,000 open service requests to fix streetlights across L.A., although some may be duplicates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
She knew I was lying—I could tell because when Dad came in unexpectedly and asked why she was copying the returns, she said the duplicates were for her records.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
