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Kate Pike, from the Chartered Institute of Trading Standards, said it was "outrageous" that products were mimicking popular sweet brands in a bid to target children.

From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025

As has been the case all season, the Browns were mimicking Stefanski‘s “go 1-0” mantra.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2024

Josh Rosen, UCLA’s quarterback, complained after the Oregon State game two weeks ago that the Beavers were mimicking his cadence, which led to seven false-start penalties.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2015

My kids were mimicking her language in a way that made me, as an English major, crazy.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2015

We were Christians, but we were mimicking the ways of the Israelites when they wandered in the desert without a home.

From "Lost Boy, Lost Girl" by John Bul Dau