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The field will be operated by BP and each party will have an equal working interest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
The controversies have coincided with a drop in Reform polling support and in popularity for Farage, long a divisive figure loved and loathed in largely equal measure.
From Barron's ● Aug. 13, 2026
This pattern could influence shopping decisions, habits, and recurring routines, especially when people continue choosing familiar options despite the availability of equal or better alternatives.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Crossing the line in 44.17 seconds, the 31-year-old secured his eighth podium at the championships to equal French sprinter Christophe Lemaitre's men's record medal tally.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
As the arch flattened, as much as 250 miles of coastline—roughly equal to the distance from New York City to Washington, D.C.—sank by 2 feet.
From "Meltdown" by Deirdre Langeland
Positioning himself as Rome’s first among equals, Augustus undertook pressing military reforms, cutting the number of legions in half while deploying them for expansion in all directions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Looked at another way, adjusting $100,000 in the late 1990s for inflation also equals roughly $210,000 today.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
Sword fighting plus cape plus Francophilia plus hometown pride equals yes, please.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
"If we have people paying rent in retirement who don't have large pension pots to cover those expenses, then that equals higher risk of pensioner poverty."
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Emma said, “Five plus three equals eight, Miss Duncan-the-first.”
From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis
The latter equaled about 8% of revenue in the most recent quarter.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
For the game, he missed 12 of 19 shots, four of six three-point attempts, had zero offensive rebounds and equaled a team-low with a minus-24 in 33 fewer minutes.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2026
As of April 6, national oil reserves equaled 143 days of domestic demand, while refiners had 81 days’ worth of private stockpiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
Lillard equaled the best final-round score, set by Karl-Anthony Towns in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
She always said three jobs plus two kids equaled one busy life.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
But one recent single bulk order from a Canadian company equalled what he would expect to move in seven days.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
We have now had 10 days with temperatures over 34C, beating the previous record of seven set in 1976 and equalled in 2020.
From BBC ● Jul. 30, 2026
"I just feel like I couldn't have given more this cycle. If I had given less, would it have even equalled more?"
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
A shot further back is their compatriot Sam Burns, who equalled the low score in a major when he posted an eight-under par 62 to get to five under, minutes after leader Herbert's.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
“Except that a robot might fail due to the inherent inadequacies of his brain. The positronic brain has never equalled the complexities of the human brain.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
He is also just nine career stage wins from equaling the record of 35 set by Mark Cavendish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
In 2024, 14.8% of the US population was foreign-born – an amount equaling the historical peak in 1890, according to the Migration Policy Institute.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Capital spending guidance for the five largest cloud companies is approximately $650 billion, equaling the spending by the rest of the Russell 3000 excluding utilities.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
‘Once my mum passed, our $1.1 million house was immediately put solely in my name, along with healthy investment and bank accounts equaling about $500,000.’
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 28, 2025
It was unfair to blame her for the fictional zero-sum game of her successes equaling his failures.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
Messi began the tournament with a hat-trick in a 3-0 win against Algeria as he became the all-time leading goalscorer in World Cup history, equalling Miroslav Klose's record of 16, which had stood since 2014.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
France boss Didier Deschamps is one win away from equalling the record for most wins as a manager at the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
Lionel Messi scores a hat-trick to reach 16 World Cup goals, equalling Miroslav Klose's record.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Bank on those equalling 1% to 3% of your property’s value, or more.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest—more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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