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equivalent

[ih-kwiv-uh-luhnt, ee-kwuh-vey-luhnt] / ɪˈkwɪv ə lənt, ˌi kwəˈveɪ lənt /




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After a project is complete, actors must sign off and be paid the equivalent of an in-person performance if their replica is used.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 29, 2026

Other key data on the state of current economic activity will come with the ISM manufacturing index for August on Tuesday and the equivalent measure for services on Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 28, 2026

The Europa League final will take place in Frankfurt on 26 May, with the Conference League equivalent taking place six days later in Istanbul.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

Over two days, the deluge was equivalent to nearly two million Olympic-size pools of water.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

For instance, multiplying by the number i was equivalent to spinning the sphere 90 degrees clockwise.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Treasury isn’t printing money, the effect may be similar because it may issue short-term T-bills, which are like cash equivalents, to buy back longer-dated Treasurys, according to Coltman.

From MarketWatch Aug. 22, 2026

That is one of the messages to come out of the recent proliferation of AI models from Chinese companies that offer strong performance coupled with cheaper access than equivalents from Anthropic, OpenAI and others.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

The deal implies an equity value of $2.25 billion when Airtable’s cash and cash equivalents balance is included, the companies said Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 5, 2026

Fiber from the plant can be used to make paper towels, toilet paper and other products that are both stronger and softer than wood-based equivalents, executives from Kimberly-Clark said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

Mixed in with the applause, though, was a spattering of whistles and the stamping of feet, the European equivalents of catcalls and boos.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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