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parroting

verb

present participle of parrot

as in repeating

to say after another the toddler parroted everything her father said, often to the latter's embarrassment

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Recent Examples of parroting Klara, whose philosophical raptures treat the Sun as a living deity and who is also capable of parroting any human’s voice or temperament on command, becomes fast friends with the girl. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026 Eighty years of evidence, much of it the party’s own, shows cadres parroting the scripts given to them, performing the required contrition, and then reverting to their earlier behaviors the moment the campaign ends. — Andrew Mertha, Foreign Affairs, 17 Sep. 2026 Warsh’s signature move as chairman has been to strip out forward guidance so that markets can price the economy as opposed to just parroting the Fed. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 July 2026 Instead, what really appears to be happening is yet another cautionary tale about AI digesting incorrect information and parroting it back to users uncritically. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 25 June 2026 Students’ greatest skills are now parroting pre-formulated slogans and protesting on immigration enforcement, gender ideology, race, foreign policy, or the Supreme Court long before they have been taught the intellectual discipline necessary to evaluate any of those issues seriously. — Courtney Corbello, Oc Register, 4 Apr. 2026 So the dollar will remain the world’s monetary hub, while the doomsters continue parroting the same old nonsense. — Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026 When Russia, another strategic partner, invaded Ukraine in 2022, China stopped short of condemning Moscow or opposing the war, instead parroting Russian narrative of blaming on the United States and its NATO allies for provoking the conflict. — Steven Jiang, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026 Advertisement Witkoff was criticized early on by Zelensky and others for allegedly parroting Russian talking points and even relying during diplomatic talks on the Kremlin’s Russian language interpreter. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 26 Nov. 2025

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Reviewers need enough evidence to understand what happened and a way to finish the case without repeating all the work.

— Swapnil Upganlawar, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026
If no candidate can assemble a governing coalition, Israel could head to another election, repeating the cycle of political instability that saw the country hold four national votes between April 2019 and March 2021.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026

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Several kids braved the 37-foot-tall slide, their screams echoing from inside the metal tube before popping out (usually with a smile).

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2026
In his absence, Sarandos spoke enthusiastically about Rice’s background, echoing his comments on the earning call.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026

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Wasson, by contrast, kicks off by quoting three letters from prisoners in San Quentin, from 1947, addressed to the warden.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
The Associated Press reported 50 demonstrators, including minors, were detained and at least two police officers were hurt in a protest that required water cannons to disperse the crowd, quoting the LaPresse news agency.

— Tyler Speicher, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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