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Oil prices traded far higher in the second quarter of 2026 compared with the equivalent period one year earlier as the US-Iran war disrupted global supplies.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Oates, who penned the Pulitzer Prize-nominated “Blonde,” said that, within the world of translators, Wilson’s review “seems all the more surprising since all translations are, presumably, subjective & not equivalent to the original text.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
The European aircraft maker said adjusted earnings before interest and taxes—its preferred measure of profitability—jumped 54% on year to 2.43 billion euros, equivalent to $2.77 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
He also suggests multiple equivalent question papers allocated randomly, or localised papers, so that a breach in one location does not compromise an entire national examination.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
It is the prosecutor’s job to turn blood on the suspect’s clothes into the equivalent of a witness against them—he must make the blood speak.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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Cash and equivalents plus short-term investments are at about $4.8 billion, while debt is at around $6.5 billion, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
The new European discovery is that once you step out of America’s first-tier cities, you find places that also are an order of magnitude “more so” than Europe’s equivalents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
SpaceX noted alongside the bond announcement that as of June 19, it held approximately $100.8 billion in cash and cash equivalents.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
On the ground, those shirts appear more visible than Nike equivalents, even with the Oregon-founded company producing the US national team's jersey.
From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026
He simply handed the matter to his superiors, who conferred with their equivalents at Deutsche Bank, and finally agreed to wire over $600 million.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
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