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"We are all doing the same job, so it should be the same across the board. It should be equal," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026
There's going to be a flood of vulnerabilities, a flood of patches and a flood of mitigations, and not all of them will be created equal.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2026
Earlier research often gave each word equal importance, regardless of its frequency.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026
He was part of the TV show that started it all – a pretty great one at that – so his reappearance after years of diminishing returns has sparked excitement and hope in equal measure.
From Salon ● Oct. 23, 2026
Make groups of equal length on each side, by putting a dotted note or rest in the box.
From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones
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Rainey is a type designer whose passion for her craft equals her son’s for his, and whose knowledge of typography will eventually itself prove heroic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
Together, that return equals the 6.6% the market requires.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
The president of the Swiss Confederation is first among equals on the Federal Council, chairs its meetings and typically represents the country in major domestic and international matters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The U.S. alliance system was never a gathering of equals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
Zero wavelength equals infinite energy; zero and infinity conspired to break a nice, neat system of laws.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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I doubt whether this production, impeccably directed by Joe Mantello, could be equaled.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
The latter equaled about 8% of revenue in the most recent quarter.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Devyn Sproles equaled Rainey’s 11.41 one week before to win the second heat and take second overall.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
As of April 6, national oil reserves equaled 143 days of domestic demand, while refiners had 81 days’ worth of private stockpiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 10, 2026
It was like knowing that two plus two equaled four, like knowing how to breathe.
From "The Strangers" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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Smart and Janney have both now equalled the record for the most acting wins ever, shared with Cloris Leachman and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
He also equalled Stokes' record for the most sixes in a Test played in England.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
There were 112 deaths of care leavers aged 18 to 24 notified in 2025, which the review said equalled about 130 deaths per 100,000 care leavers.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Scottie Scheffler equalled the course record with a nine-under-par 61 as he opened up a three-stroke lead at the end of the second round of the St Jude Championship in Memphis.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
It was not likely, however, that any body should have equalled her in the date of the plan, as it had entered her brain during the very first evening of Harriet’s coming to Hartfield.
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
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None of his fellow chain crew members come close to equaling Moreno’s years of service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
He is also just nine career stage wins from equaling the record of 35 set by Mark Cavendish.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
That goal was her 116th for the club, equaling Fran Kirby's record for the most goals for Chelsea in all competitions.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
The NYSE’s Advance-Decline Line is still 1,018 net advances away from equaling its own all-time high.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
He called over a member of the Sandrouni family, who quoted something equaling about sixty-five American dollars.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
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Harry Kane has reached another significant England milestone by equalling Peter Shilton's 36-year-old record as the most-capped Three Lions player.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
On September 2, the southwestern municipality of El Granado reached 45.7C, equalling the temperature record for the month and marking the highest temperature in Spain this year.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
City paid £125m – equalling the British transfer record - to reunite former Chelsea manager Maresca with Enzo Fernandez, having already paid £116m to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
France boss Didier Deschamps is one win away from equalling the record for most wins as a manager at the World Cup.
From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2026
She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest—more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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