equivalency
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equivalencies
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Origin of equivalency
From the Medieval Latin word aequivalentia, dating back to 1525–35. See equivalent, -ency
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"When I think about the show, if there's one word to describe it, I suppose it would be equitability or equivalency, equivalency between artworks," the Costume Institute's curator Andrew Bolton told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 4, 2026
I wonder how you approach covering the candidates in a way that gives them a similar amount of screen time but doesn’t distort their records or create a false equivalency?
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2024
That doesn't mean we should fall into a moral equivalency.
From Salon ● Sep. 10, 2024
It equates on the PR equivalency scale with ‘let ’em eat cake.’
From Slate ● May 30, 2024
He declined to enroll in courses that could give him a high school equivalency degree.
From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden
Although Gretzky retired just six years before Ovechkin’s debut, the eras in which they played were markedly different, which makes drawing equivalencies difficult.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
Stop soliciting validation kudos for your pet false equivalencies.
From Salon ● Nov. 28, 2023
Mann and others have criticized such arguments for their false equivalencies: the environmental and health costs of rare earth minerals for certain renewable energy sources are small compared with those of fossil fuels.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 26, 2022
Oliver ended the segment by condemning the false equivalencies and euphemisms that prevent us from talking honestly about the situation:
From Slate ● May 17, 2021
This mediation was itself a form of work: questions asked, questions answered, commitments made, equivalencies determined.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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