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equal to

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  1. Adequate or fit in ability or extent, as in I'm not sure I'm equal to the task. [Late 1600s] Also see feel up to; up to.


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The sum -- equal to more than $1 billion at the exchange rate at the time of the ruling -- led local media to dub it the "divorce of the century".

From Barron's Jul. 24, 2026

Investors continue to bet on Tesla’s ability to deliver truly self-driving vehicles and humanoid robots, giving it a market capitalization equal to the combined value of the next 37 largest automakers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

In the case of aspartame, the amount consumed by the highest group was roughly equal to the aspartame in one can of diet soda.

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

For households in their 40s, essential wealth means having net worth equal to three times the household’s annual income on top of emergency savings.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

A primordial black hole with an initial mass of a thousand million tons would have a lifetime roughly equal to the age of the universe.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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