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equivalent

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




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The equivalent recognition figure for Real Madrid and England star Jude Bellingham is 71%.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

The stock-exchange operator said Wednesday that net profit jumped 27% from a year earlier to 5.19 billion Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to US$662.3 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football fields per minute, researchers said Wednesday.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

Revenue for the three months to the end of March grew 8.1% on year at constant currency to €2.90 billion, equivalent to $3.40 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

“It was the equivalent of the earthquake going off,” he said, “and then, much later, the tsunami arrives.”

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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