Word: mimics
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...this classic musical was widely praised in the mainstream press. USA Today, Time Magazine, and Newsweek positively bubbled over with appreciation for 'a good, old-fashioned crowd-pleaser.' In fact, the production has many things working in its favor. Although he seems engaged in a constant struggle not to mimic Robert Preston's performance in the original production and the film, Craig Bierko is a reasonably charismatic leading man. What his renditions of the classic songs 'Trouble' and '76 Trombones' lack in depth character, they more than make up for in energy. Rebecca Luker delivers a surprisingly arresting performance...
...cannot see that far. For now, we assume that self-evolving robots will learn to mimic human traits, including, eventually, humor. And so, I can't wait to hear the first joke that one robot tells to another robot...
Chemists usually analyze the properties of molecules one compound at a time. But that's not how nature does it. The immune system, for example, responds to diseases by turning out billions of antibodies and screening the whole lot to find one that works. Setting out to mimic the body's strategy, Peter Schultz pioneered a new "combinatorial" chemistry that is sweeping the most advanced labs and is widely used to search for drugs and other biologically active materials...
...every case of dementia--broadly defined as a progressive or permanent decline in intellectual function--is caused by Alzheimer's disease. In fact, there are dozens of conditions that can cause or mimic dementia, including depression, drug overdose, dehydration, anemia, syphilis, viral infections and vitamin deficiencies. Many of these are reversible if they are treated promptly, so it's important to get the proper diagnosis when you or someone you love starts experiencing serious mental deterioration...
...ultimately, Bly, who originally worshipped William Butler Yeats, remains one of the top poetic talents of the last half century exactly because he does not mimic a past master or brainstorm with a fellow Harvard literary acquaintance--he lives and writes to a world of his own rhythm...