evened

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The other goals came from Matt Boldy, who gave the U.S. a lead early in the first period, and Cale Makar, who evened things for Canada late in the second.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

"I think we deserved the win even though things evened out a bit in the second half."

From Barron's • Jan. 9, 2026

With 30 seconds left in regulation, Allar evened the score with a dart, forcing overtime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

Yamamoto, who matched a season high with seven innings pitched, failed to hold the lead again when Tovar evened the score with a solo homer one out into his last inning of work.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 18, 2025

But it evened out, as it always did, by Three.

From "The Giver" by Lois Lowry