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equivalent

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




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The wreckage was scattered across 37,000 sq m, the equivalent of five football pitches, as the plane collided with accommodation for medical students, and broke apart.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Meanwhile, earlier this spring, the U.S. government declassified another batch of UFO files and the response was roughly equivalent to a collective shrug.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Currently, TensorWave has three operational data centers, in Pennsylvania, Arizona and Florida, with computing capacity at the equivalent of 10,000 megawatts of electrical power, which is a relatively small amount.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

The new map of neural connections, known as a connectome, extends a previously published fruit fly brain connectome by adding the fly's spinal cord equivalent, called the nerve cord.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

Farmer decided that all TB patients in the catchment area should receive the full package of services, including the equivalent of five American dollars per month.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French




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