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Later that year, Chinese regulators fined Hengda the equivalent of about $580 million for allegedly issuing fraudulent financial statements—which inflated revenue and profit—and using them in bond issuances.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Last week, the Mexican Senate confirmed President Claudia Sheinbaum’s nomination of Velasco as the new secretary of foreign relations, Mexico’s equivalent of secretary of State.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The UN and other agencies estimate the total damage at around $4bn – equivalent to 4% of Sri Lanka's GDP.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
State salaries — often the equivalent of $15 to $30 a month — have been completely overtaken by soaring food prices driven by scarcity and inflation.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
They could come wordless into the house of any Marine family, but no matter how they came or what shape or appearance they assumed, their very presence was the equivalent of some form of apocalypse.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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