emulate
verb (used with object)
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass.
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
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It was those programs that Stanford has been emulating the last few years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2016