equalizer
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Croatia fans can hardly believe that their extra-time equalizer against Portugal was wiped out for an offside call triggered by a cross grazing a player’s hair.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Boosting isn’t a solution, but it is an equalizer, reminding upper management that a different title and fatter salary don’t exempt them from compassion, inside or outside the store.
From Salon ● May 22, 2026
Aprill defends private equity as an equalizer of sorts in an unequal medical marketplace.
From Slate ● Mar. 17, 2026
They opened the playoffs with a 2-1 victory over eighth-ranked Portland, but fell in a penalty shoot-out after a wild 2-2 draw in game two that included a stoppage time equalizer for the Timbers.
From Barron's ● Nov. 10, 2025
But on this hot August day in Ravenel, South Carolina, under the blaze of a terrible sun, Ben thought that he had a great equalizer working for him, called youth.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
A subway car is supposed to be one of society’s great equalizers.
From Salon ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mexican star Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez scored the equalizers in the 26th and 74th minutes.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2022
Jamie Vardy pulled one back in the 61st with his 150th goal for Leicester on his 250th Premier League appearance, while the visitors had potential equalizers ruled out for offside and obstruction.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2021
Mexico got a pair during the Nations League final, and the U.S. turned its own isolated moments of power and artistry into equalizers twice.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2021
Kumiko and Scarf moved up to stand behind Brad as pressure equalizers hissed.
From The Universe — or Nothing by Meyer Moldeven
