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equate

[ih-kweyt] / ɪˈkweɪt /


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The incentives equate to roughly $2.3 billion over 20 years, with Google and its local partners investing billions more, according to a state government document laying out the subsidies.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"You cannot equate what is totally natural - that 10% of the population loves the same sex - with egregious crime," he told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

That drop would equate to the disappearance of the entire Moreno Valley Unified School District, which is one of the 25 largest school systems in the state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

If you withdrew 4% of a $300,000 retirement fund invested in the market, that would equate to $12,000 a year, or $1,000 a month.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

In defending these new standards, David Coleman, president of the College Board and one of the architects of the Common Core, seemed to equate reading and writing that is not purely fact-based with self-indulgence.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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