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But having a companion who sees everything the same way we do does not necessarily equate to love.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

"Dopamine is the molecule that says 'get more of' or 'do more of', but it doesn't necessarily equate to pleasure."

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

For Patrick Munnelly, market strategist at Tickmill Group, the pullback in oil prices does not equate to risks disappearing in the waterway, but signals investors weighing a slower, more prolonged conflict.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

Now that a mistrial has been declared, that does not equate to an acquittal.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Traditional histories like to equate Beethoven, the colossus of music in the early 1800s, with his contemporary Napoleon Bonaparte, revolutionary-turned-Emperor and serial military adventurer.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Constellation’s stock is rising sharply following a deal that equates to as much power as would be supplied by a new nuclear reactor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In greater Belfast, around 54,000 customers' new tariffs will be effective from 8 October and equates to an extra £12 per month.

From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026

Professional success no longer equates to upward mobility for many workers, especially when it shifts focus away from their families and personal pursuits like travel, continuing education and wellness.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

According to local media reports officials argue that this unfairly equates the recognised national military with a paramilitary force and restricts its ability to defend citizens against an insurgency.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

Michael Frayn, in an afterword to his play Copenhagen, notes that several words in German–Unsicherheit, Unschärfe, Unbestimmtheit–have been used by various translators, but that none quite equates to the English uncertainty.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Wei Shen, an assistant professor at Columbia University and body composition researcher, said lean mass shouldn’t be equated with muscle, because it includes other non-fat tissues in addition to muscle.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

Testimony reopened scars of unnecessary episiotomies, which prosecution witness Mack equated to a perineal tear.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

The mistake, he thinks, is that AI companies have equated writing with tedium.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

The sweeping majority of American nonprofits operate with annual budgets under $1 million; the value they got from Microsoft’s free business software equated to about 30 percent of their IT spend, he told me.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

How did bees ever become equated with sex?

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd

Awards voters typically don’t appreciate nuanced acting, too often equating “best” with “most.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026

By 2025, as Imagination Library celebrated its 30th anniversary, it had distributed more than 300m books - equating to one book mailed every 78 seconds, according to the organisation.

From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026

Adults across the UK spend more than £111 per month on dates and dating apps, equating to more than £1,300 per year, according to research from Barclays in 2025, external,

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Traders who bet on stock-price declines worry that prosecutors are equating their tactics with market manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

In equating physical beauty with virtue, she stripped her mind, bound it, and collected self-contempt by the heap.

From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison