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equate

[ih-kweyt] / ɪˈkweɪt /


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It was because of money from tech billionaire investor Peter Thiel and other Silicon Valley types who seem to equate being rich with being learned.

From Salon Jul. 29, 2026

However, the 2028 increase would equate to 110 EUV machines, which they say is slightly ahead of expectations of 100 to 110.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

Both Welborn and Ware caution clients not to equate financial independence with attaining a certain level of net worth.

From MarketWatch Jul. 12, 2026

“The presence or absence of a hit in database searches does not equate to fraud.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 26, 2026

“To try to equate them is simply wrong and everyone knows it.”

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

The outflows alone took a big bite, totaling $65.7 billion since the second quarter of 2022, which equates to 20% of the funds’ average assets since then.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

This equates to about 150 months, or 12-and-a-half years, to break even — or about 82-and-a-half years of age.

From MarketWatch Jun. 29, 2026

Micron had an 85% gross margin in the third quarter, and expects it to rise to 86% in the current quarter—that equates to a 600% markup on Micron’s cost of goods.

From Barron's Jun. 26, 2026

The city produces approximately 350,000 tons of organic material a year, Blumenfield told the crowd, which he said equates to roughly 1.2 to 1.5 million metric tons of carbon dioxide.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Michael Frayn, in an afterword to his play Copenhagen, notes that several words in German–Unsicherheit, Unschärfe, Unbestimmtheit–have been used by various translators, but that none quite equates to the English uncertainty.

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

Another got into specifics, saying their credit-card rewards equated to $400 monthly “in free money” based on their Meta ad spend.

From MarketWatch Mar. 16, 2026

Newsom has equated these actions to the state’s efforts in 2024 to quash the sale of hemp products containing cannabinoids such as THC.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 4, 2026

Jeong Haneul, a former youth men’s North Korean soccer player, recalled training sessions where coaches equated the soccer pitch with a battlefield.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 11, 2026

John D. Rockefeller External link is considered by some to be the wealthiest human since his nearly $1 billion fortune early in the 20th century equated to roughly 2% of U.S.

From Barron's Dec. 23, 2025

I equated white men with power and authority and thought America must be full of white men.

From "How Dare the Sun Rise" by Sandra Uwiringiyimana

We must stop equating disapproval of the state of Israel with antisemitism.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 7, 2026

On top of the $15.7 billion in cash, Unilever will receive shares equating to 65% of the new entity, with 55.1% going to its shareholders and 9.9% to the company itself.

From Barron's Mar. 31, 2026

In September 2023 Epic said it would axe 830 roles, equating to around 16% of its workforce, citing similar struggles.

From BBC Mar. 24, 2026

It has also distributed about 9,400 sets of shopping, equating to more than 291,000 meals.

From BBC Mar. 21, 2026

The pastor started off talking about the importance of Juneteenth, equating the plight of black slaves to the Israelites in ancient Egypt.

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson




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