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equivalent

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




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Operating profit in 2025 fell by more than 60% from the prior year, to the equivalent of roughly $332.2 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Adjust those numbers for inflation, and they are the equivalent of £500,000 and £1.1m today.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Net profit rose 48.5% to 20.74 billion yuan, equivalent to $3.04 billion, the company said late Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

Of the 54 analysts polled by FactSet, 51 rate Broadcom the equivalent of a Buy.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

“Breadfruit,” he said, “would be equivalent to potatoes.”

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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