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equivalency

[ih-kwiv-uh-luhn-see] / ɪˈkwɪv ə lən si /


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There’s an equivalency with Platner, and some of it has to do with a populist style of politics.

From Salon Jul. 10, 2026

"When I think about the show, if there's one word to describe it, I suppose it would be equitability or equivalency, equivalency between artworks," the Costume Institute's curator Andrew Bolton told AFP.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

After all those years of joking about “spousal equivalency,” it turns out the real equivalency is this: permanence on paper versus permanence in practice.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 17, 2025

It equates on the PR equivalency scale with ‘let ’em eat cake.’

From Slate May 30, 2024

Ann also returned to school and earned her general equivalency degree.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

Although Gretzky retired just six years before Ovechkin’s debut, the eras in which they played were markedly different, which makes drawing equivalencies difficult.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 10, 2025

Stop soliciting validation kudos for your pet false equivalencies.

From Salon Nov. 28, 2023

Mann and others have criticized such arguments for their false equivalencies: the environmental and health costs of rare earth minerals for certain renewable energy sources are small compared with those of fossil fuels.

From Scientific American Jun. 26, 2022

But beyond the self-evident hypocrisy, these charges are flawed by false equivalencies and misrepresentations.

From Slate Mar. 22, 2022

This mediation was itself a form of work: questions asked, questions answered, commitments made, equivalencies determined.

From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Mihai Nadin




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