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par

[pahr] / pɑr /


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County, on par with pollution generated by the previous year’s wildfires.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2026

To calculate enterprise value, Strategy adds the market value of its common stock to the principal amount of its debt and the par value of its preferred stock, then subtracts cash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2026

The tourists took 23 off the last seven balls, yet their total felt no better than par.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Preparations for the 250th bash started in 2016 with the intention of making it on par with those earlier celebrations.

From Salon • Jun. 30, 2026

At the same time he showed himself to be a peerless anatomist with instincts for reconstruction almost on a par with the great Cuvier in Paris.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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