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equivalent

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




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A teenager already progressing through an English academy presents no equivalent immigration obstacle.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

This constitutes a tax-free invisible “income” stream, which the government sometimes likes to call “owner’s equivalent rent.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 14, 2026

The British insurer and asset manager reported an operating profit of 1.33 billion pounds, equivalent to $1.79 billion, for the first six months of the year compared with 1.07 billion pounds a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

By the end of July an estimated 1.2 million South Korean personal investor accounts had faced margin calls, equivalent to about one in every 30 working-age adults in the country.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

In the United States, equivalent treatment ran between $15,000 and $20,000 per patient.

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

The long, slender fibers from the plant could be used to make products that are both stronger and softer than wood-based equivalents.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 7, 2026

Blue Owl’s largest fund has $11.6 billion of cash, cash equivalents and borrowing capacity available, equivalent to 12 quarters of payouts at the 5% threshold, the firm said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 2, 2026

SpaceX noted alongside the bond announcement that as of June 19, it held approximately $100.8 billion in cash and cash equivalents.

From Barron's Jun. 22, 2026

On the ground, those shirts appear more visible than Nike equivalents, even with the Oregon-founded company producing the US national team's jersey.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

I was learning from books what my father had learned by doing, but we worked together to master challenges of converting metric measurements to the equivalents in inches, feet, and yards.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson




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