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But in Patterson, Riley appears so far to have found someone he considers an equal on defense, the yin to his yang.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026

"I believe that only then will we be able to begin to heal and move forward -- not as adversaries, but as human beings and as peoples equal in dignity."

From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026

Sure, paying off a 25% or 30% credit-card balance effectively gives you guaranteed savings equal to that interest rate versus the uncertain returns you might earn by leaving the money invested.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 28, 2026

Opal, pretty as her namesake, is an intelligent woman with nothing to do and no man she can find her equal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Unlike many couples of that era, where the man held all the power, we were equal in our decision-making.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

For one fan, $45 for Dodger Stadium parking plus $40 for early entry equals $85 for a JTB shuttle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026

More countries equal more viewers, which equals more money.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2026

Amazingly, the result of this weak measurement of dwell time, when the photon goes straight through the cloud, exactly equals the negative time suggested by the photons’ average arrival time.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026

Looked at another way, adjusting $100,000 in the late 1990s for inflation also equals roughly $210,000 today.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

Each measure has four beats, four quarter notes equals one whole.

From "Muffled" by Jennifer Gennari

He entertained mass audiences so successfully that his murder mysteries, spy sagas and innocent-man-accused tales became their own genre: the Alfred Hitchcock Movie, often imitated but never equaled.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

I doubt whether this production, impeccably directed by Joe Mantello, could be equaled.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

At 6, he played a televised two-hole exhibition at Calabasas Country Club with legendary golfer Sam Snead, whose record of 82 PGA Tour victories would be equaled by Woods nearly 40 years later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026

Despite the worries and headlines about private credit, new money continued to flow into the private funds including the two Blue Owl private BDCs during the first quarter—and nearly equaled outflows in some cases.

From Barron's ● Apr. 3, 2026

The gracefulness of the slender fishing boats that glided into the harbor in Dakar was equaled only by the elegance of the Senegalese women who sailed through the city in flowing robes and turbaned heads.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

He equalled Cesar Rodriguez's 60-year-old record of 232 goals with his first, broke it with his second and extended the record with a third.

From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026

It is possible that this could be equalled or even exceeded later this week, with the Met Office issuing an amber extreme heat warning for some parts of England on Thursday.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Charley Hull equalled the lowest round in Ladies European Tour history and broke the course record at the Centurion Club to move within one stroke of the lead at the PIF London Championship.

From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026

The 26-year-old equalled her best time of the season as Kayla White finished second with 10.90 and Tamari Davis third in 11.00.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

The improvement I would have made in years of playing tennis in the ghetto would not have equalled the improvement I made in those eight weeks with the squad.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

None of his fellow chain crew members come close to equaling Moreno’s years of service.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

It was the second time that Pegula has reached the quarterfinals of the British tournament, only to fall at that hurdle, equaling the progress she made at Wimbledon in 2023.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 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

Pollard and Seabiscuit glided down the lane all by themselves, reaching the wire in track-record- equaling time.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Mbappe wants to break every record he can, but only if they serve the collective - it is no secret he is obsessed with equalling Pele's record of three World Cup triumphs.

From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026

In Germany, overnight temperatures in the southwestern town of Bad Bergzabern did not fall below 26.2C on Wednesday night, equalling a national heat record set in 2019.

From BBC ● Jun. 25, 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

Bank on those equalling 1% to 3% of your property’s value, or more.

From MarketWatch ● May 11, 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