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equivalent

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




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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

You’re paying the monthly equivalent of a cellphone bill or a meal out for two people in exchange for a possible windfall.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Brussels said the fee offered earlier this year "at first sight" was "in practice equivalent to the previous access ban".

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Ingredion offered the equivalent of $7.94 for each Tate & Lyle share, a 59% premium to the last closing price before takeover talks were disclosed last month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

It was the equivalent of being dead while still drawing breath.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman




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