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Like her sister, she never doubts for one minute that she is a first-class citizen, entitled to equal rights, bodily autonomy, basic respect and a life of her choosing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
"The Spanish state is obliged to guarantee equal access to justice, irrespective of who the accused person is," said Women's Link executive director Jovana Rios Cisnero.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Meanwhile, White House pool reporters reacted on Wednesday with nonsensical questions, equal parts banal and fawning.
From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026
She spoke out for the legalisation of abortion, same-sex marriage, and equal rights and pay for women, and protested against the death penalty and female genital mutilation.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
Callaway sat side by side with the techs and the cook as their equal and friend.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
The AAP guidance also highlights research that challenges the outdated assumption that more time devoted to classroom instruction equals more learning.
From Slate ● Sep. 5, 2026
Fans may find it suggestive that the Dodgers, with the league’s top payroll, has won the last two World Series, but real-world evidence undermines the received wisdom that payroll equals success.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Instead, the CPI is set so that 100 equals average prices from 1982-84.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
The simplest way to get a general idea of whether you’ve saved enough for retirement is to start with one basic equation: Income minus spending equals what you need from your savings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
“I will not walk with you like this. We walk as equals, or not at all.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
The latter equaled about 8% of revenue in the most recent quarter.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
Devyn Sproles equaled Rainey’s 11.41 one week before to win the second heat and take second overall.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 24, 2026
Its combined output with Venezuela equaled Saudi output.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 3, 2026
Lillard equaled the best final-round score, set by Karl-Anthony Towns in 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 14, 2026
I hadn’t meant for it to come out as sharply as it did, but it wasn’t a pleasant experience being reminded that your education level equaled that of a ten-year-old.
From "The Darkest Minds" by Alexandra Bracken
Even when imported electricity was taken into account, the amount of renewables equalled the previous record of 50%, set in 2022/23.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
He equalled Cesar Rodriguez's 60-year-old record of 232 goals with his first, broke it with his second and extended the record with a third.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
It is possible that this could be equalled or even exceeded later this week, with the Met Office issuing an amber extreme heat warning for some parts of England on Thursday.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
The UK has had seven days with temperatures over 35C so far this year, beating the previous record of five set in 1976 and equalled in 2020.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
“Except that a robot might fail due to the inherent inadequacies of his brain. The positronic brain has never equalled the complexities of the human brain.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
None of his fellow chain crew members come close to equaling Moreno’s years of service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The NYSE’s Advance-Decline Line is still 1,018 net advances away from equaling its own all-time high.
From Barron's ● Apr. 17, 2026
Only 11 men have more major wins than McIlroy, with his tally of six now equaling Faldo, Lee Trevino and Phil Mickelson.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
Tavernier had put Rangers ahead in first-half injury-time after Gabri Martinez handled, with the prolific full back's finish equaling former striker Ally McCoist's record of 21 European goals for the club.
From BBC ● Nov. 27, 2025
It was unfair to blame her for the fictional zero-sum game of her successes equaling his failures.
From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner
City paid £125m – equalling the British transfer record - to reunite former Chelsea manager Maresca with Enzo Fernandez, having already paid £116m to sign England midfielder Elliot Anderson from Nottingham Forest.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
Mbappe wants to break every record he can, but only if they serve the collective - it is no secret he is obsessed with equalling Pele's record of three World Cup triumphs.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
Messi began the tournament with a hat-trick in a 3-0 win against Algeria as he became the all-time leading goalscorer in World Cup history, equalling Miroslav Klose's record of 16, which had stood since 2014.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
Bank on those equalling 1% to 3% of your property’s value, or more.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
She was a big woman, in stature almost equalling her husband, and corpulent besides: she showed virile force in the contest—more than once she almost throttled him, athletic as he was.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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