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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a poor emulation of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that inadequately imitates or replicates another thing, often implying a lack of quality or authenticity.
Example: "The movie was a poor emulation of the original classic, failing to capture its essence."
Alternatives: "an inferior imitation of" or "a subpar replica of".
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All I can say is that in 2009 the most enjoyable elements were Neil Young's titanic performance, Blur's comeback and Damon Albarn breaking down on stage – I now find "The Universal" almost painful to listen to – and renting a convertible, like a poor emulation of the reckless human I would like to be, and careering down the motorway at 90.
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Conversely, reviewers sharply criticized "long and frequent loading" between areas and battles due to poor emulation.
A nine-and-a-half-minute emulation of Jonas Åkerlund's original.
In a distorted emulation of animist tradition, Blahyi claimed that this made them "immune to bullets".
Mr. McHenry phrased that one in a soft, honking mode, like a muffled emulation of the young Sonny Rollins.
(Except for one, the 1958 "Solar," a disastrous emulation of David Smith's "Cubi" works in brazed stainless steel).
The processing in the temporal domain allows for a straightforward emulation of the forward temporal masking.
Everything is rendered in black, white and gray — a cartoonish emulation of period photographs before color became the norm.
In the first, an emulation of a PubMed search, we only examined the MeSH terms and the title for the letter.
It's an emulation of hitting a patch of ice, or oil.
That alliance fueled speculation that Yahoo! and Disney may be contemplating a merger, in emulation of America Online and Time Warner.
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