equivalent

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By 10:24 p.m., the equivalent of 20,000 Olympic swimming pools of water flows out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Arnedo said he booked a round trip to Manila this summer for about 2,000 Canadian dollars, or the equivalent of roughly $1,438, in late January.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Foden was tireless, but this was England's equivalent of an ill-fitting square peg in a round hole.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

In Paris, for example, the average price per gallon hit the equivalent of $10.27 this week.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

“Breadfruit,” he said, “would be equivalent to potatoes.”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago