equivalent
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The UN and other agencies estimate the total damage at around $4bn – equivalent to 4% of Sri Lanka's GDP.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
State salaries — often the equivalent of $15 to $30 a month — have been completely overtaken by soaring food prices driven by scarcity and inflation.
From Salon • Apr. 11, 2026
That’s roughly nine hours a week — the equivalent of an undergraduate course load, said Zehra Abid-Wood, president of Lasell Village and a vice president at the university.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026
It is the corporate equivalent of applying a full face of makeup without doing the necessary skin-care prep beforehand.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 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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Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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