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equivalency

[ih-kwiv-uh-luhn-see] / ɪˈkwɪv ə lən si /


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Many big brands see a false equivalency between DEI issues and target marketing issues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

"When I think about the show, if there's one word to describe it, I suppose it would be equitability or equivalency, equivalency between artworks," the Costume Institute's curator Andrew Bolton told AFP.

From Barron's ● May 4, 2026

“We encourage the Administration to ensure that any adjustments to Argentina’s tariff-rate quota or inspection regime be contingent on verified equivalency and reciprocal market access for American beef.”

From Salon ● Nov. 7, 2025

I wonder how you approach covering the candidates in a way that gives them a similar amount of screen time but doesn’t distort their records or create a false equivalency?

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024

Acutely aware of his own lack of education, C.P. enrolled in an adult high school equivalency class.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

After Talarico’s campaign posted footage of the former president stumping with him at a taco shop this spring, the equivalencies flowed in.

From Slate ● Sep. 9, 2026

Although Gretzky retired just six years before Ovechkin’s debut, the eras in which they played were markedly different, which makes drawing equivalencies difficult.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025

Stop soliciting validation kudos for your pet false equivalencies.

From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023

Mann and others have criticized such arguments for their false equivalencies: the environmental and health costs of rare earth minerals for certain renewable energy sources are small compared with those of fossil fuels.

From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2022

This mediation was itself a form of work: questions asked, questions answered, commitments made, equivalencies determined.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin


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