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Proposition 28 sets aside an amount equal to 1% of the state’s base education funding — close to $1 billion per year — to increase arts education.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
Vance’s public arrogance certainly suggests he believes himself equal to the former president in both intellect and charm.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
The median household income in the late 1990s was close to $40,000, so $100,000 was equal to having 2.5 times the median income invested.
From MarketWatch ● 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
And as if to show that all things were equal to him, of his own free will he issued in addition half a pound of synthetic honey to each man.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
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