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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a copied" is not correct and usable in written English as it lacks context and clarity.
It could potentially be used in a context where you are describing something that has been copied, but it typically requires additional information to make sense.
Example: "I found a copied document on my desk that was meant for the meeting."
Alternatives: "a duplicate" or "a reproduction".
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Having a copied cassette did not qualify.
Taped to its window was a copied form labeled "25 cents".
An enterprising em might gladly replicate herself to work many jobs at once; after she completes a job, a copied em might choose to delete herself, or "end".
Script: Copied by two hands writing a small Gothica Textualis Libraria, both having a tendency towards lengthening and making loops to the ascenders at the top line; A copied ff.
They can easily break copy protection e.g., the application/game may not run from a copied version of the CD, it may require a CD key or license code for installation, or a hardware dongle may have been plugged into the computer while the software was running.
Instagram Stories is a copied feature that has become core to the app, but it's clear that Instagram is looking to evolve the medium and put their own spin on it that builds out more interactions between users.
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Ad copy: "No excavating.
She and her brother Ian were sent to fee-paying schools (hers the Merchant Taylors SchoolLiverpoolool) and when she was expelled, aged 14, from her day-school, for an incident that involved a copied-out rude limerick, she was sent to board at the Cone-Ripman stage school in the Rothschild mansion at Tring.
I have a copy.
Is it a copy?
I burned her a copy.
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