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"The journey will be the equivalent to running a marathon - getting out of bed and into an armchair is so tiring," Nic said.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
The storm reached "violent typhoon" status, the highest classification used by the Japan Meteorological Agency and roughly equivalent to a Category 5 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson wind scale.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Consumption by data centres is projected to exceed 945 TWh by 2030, ranking sixth among countries and emitting 399 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
Every Wu-Tang joint is designed to be the sonic equivalent of a film.
From Salon • May 31, 2026
French has also acquired the word expérimentation, which is now sometimes used as if it were equivalent to ‘experiment’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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