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Mira Costa ended Redondo Union’s 18-match winning streak and evened up the league standings, but the Mustangs gained the tiebreaker by virtue of fewer sets lost head-to-head.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 21, 2026

"I think we deserved the win even though things evened out a bit in the second half."

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

On Saturday, Yamamoto evened up the World Series at 1-1 by twirling a masterpiece.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 26, 2025

She asked ChatGPT to blur the background of a picture but instead it "changed my face completely and evened out my eyes".

From BBC • Oct. 14, 2025

When he wore a necktie around his neck, which was as seldom as possible, he sometimes evened up the ends by trimming the longer with a pair of scissors.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey