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equivalent

[ih-kwiv-uh-luhnt, ee-kwuh-vay-luhnt] / ɪˈkwɪv ə lənt, ˌi kwəˈveɪ lənt /




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The analysts added that they believe there is still €250 million to €350 million, equivalent to $280 million to $393 million, of World Cup-related sales to be delivered in the company’s third-quarter results.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

First-time buyers were facing average house prices equivalent to four-and-a-half times household income in Cardiff, compared with just over three-and-a-half times in Blaenau Gwent where houses were cheapest, according to the data.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

As Celtic unloaded on Hearts at Celtic Park it was football's equivalent of Thunder's devastation; speed and accuracy and ruthlessness in the face of a challenger akin to a rabbit caught in the headlights.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

A Chinese-made EV costs about $11,000 less to produce than a European equivalent, according to a new report by consulting firm AlixPartners.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026

That's the equivalent of asking someone with a beer gut for tips on how to get a defined six-pack.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

Chief Executive Kris Licht figured they were talking about China’s equivalents of Amazon.com and Walmart+.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

France’s recent budget proposal sparked fiscal and political concerns that lifted French 10-year bond yields to their highest since 2002, while their spreads over their German equivalents soared.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

Unlike their land-based equivalents, their ability to float means they can be towed to different locations.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

At the end of 2025, the company disclosed it had $105 million in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, up from $36.9 million a year earlier.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

I was learning from books what my father had learned by doing, but we worked together to master challenges of converting metric measurements to the equivalents in inches, feet, and yards.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson


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