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equate

[ih-kweyt] / ɪˈkweɪt /


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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

Taken together, the energy shock and tighter conditions should equate to a roughly 100 basis point economic downshift.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

It argues the inclusion money will equate to a part-time teaching assistant for the average primary school, and two teaching assistants for the average secondary.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 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

Equally typical is a tendency to equate the risk from some obscure and exotic malady with the chances of suffering from heart and circulatory disease, from which about 12,000 Americans die each week.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos




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