Example Sentences

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“In essence, xAI equates asking a candidate about their prior work experience with encouraging the candidate to divulge trade secrets obtained during that prior work experience,” Lin said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026

Rae equates vertical videos to short films or music videos, with their mobile-first format capturing audiences as they scroll, but she says it’s just one of many pathways to build and entertain an audience.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

And it equates small portions to elegance, chicness and peak femininity.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

This equates to a rate of 36.2 per 10,000 people - the third highest in the country.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Michael Frayn, in an afterword to his play Copenhagen, notes that several words in German–Unsicherheit, Unschärfe, Unbestimmtheit–have been used by various translators, but that none quite equates to the English uncertainty.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson