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Recent Examples of equation The Missing Part Of The AI Value Equation However, there is a cost side to this equation that gets far less attention than the benefit side. Adrian Carr, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026 The problem is that Cadillac hasn’t nailed the sporty part of the equation, while other automakers—from Hyundai to Porsche—have. Adam Ismail, The Drive, 2 Sep. 2026 Also needing to be factored into the equation are any mitigation efforts—say, early warning systems—to reduce risk, and the local conditions where people live. Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 Sep. 2026 She was tasked with reinvigorating a brand that had become an unsolved equation after a slew of less memorable stints from designers including Gabriela Hearst and Natacha Ramsay-Levi. José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for equation
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Noun
  • The great physicist Albert Einstein had predicted in his theory of gravity an equivalence principle, which the scientists wondered, applied to quantum objects as well.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Although there is no moral equivalence between the two, both are manifestations of the same problem.
    Rina Amiri, Foreign Affairs, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Speaking on the injuries in defence last season, the Arsenal manager made a poignant analogy.
    Art de Roché, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The following rise of the digital computer supplied another powerful analogy.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The measure also prohibits undocumented students from enrolling in adult general education programs in high schools and state colleges, which help prepare those taking the GED exam for the equivalency of a high school diploma.
    Ana Goñi-Lessan, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2026
  • There’s an equivalency with Platner, and some of it has to do with a populist style of politics.
    Nicholas Jacobs, The Conversation, 8 July 2026

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“Equation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/equation. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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