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[ee-vuhn] / ˈi vən /








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The reason Bukangi was even in the canal may be a sign of warming seas, the oceans ministry suggests.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

The increasingly common ruse has ensnared businesses and even local governments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

"We have never seen or even heard a single gunshot being fired," he said from his son's sitting room as children flitted about.

From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026

At events like Fields’, you may even meet someone you otherwise wouldn’t.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

In 1850, die Boston doctors know very little about any kind of cell, even though the cell revolution is getting under way in Germany, thanks to Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

Rookie Beckett Sennecke and scoring leader Leo Carlsson each score and goaltender Lukas Dostal makes 24 saves in a 3-1 win that evens the playoff series 1-1.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026

They wouldn’t accept a friend taking money from them because “it evens out,” or excuse a colleague cutting corners on grounds that others do worse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

“Break evens are saying that the market thinks oil prices are going to stay high for at least a period of time,” said Tom Graff, chief investment officer of Baltimore-based Facet, a financial advisory company.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 12, 2026

“But it’s mostly something that we think evens out at the end,” he said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2025

When Cory finally left, Dad said, “We’re evens now. How about a little two-on-two?”

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

The bottom of the Dodgers’ lineup evened the score, with RBI singles from Alek Thomas, Hunter Feduccia and Alex Call.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

Their independent expenditures helped supplement Mr. Becerra’s relatively small $17 million war-chest and somewhat evened the lopsided field with Mr. Steyer’s $216 million self-funded campaign.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026

But with an offensive bounce-back and strong pitching performances on the front and back end, the Dodgers evened the series at Chase Field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

But he noted the indexes have diverged for periods of time before, in both directions, but have always evened out over time.

From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026

“Well, now that we have Marly, it is evened up,” the teacher said.

From "Miracles on Maple Hill" by Virginia Sorensen

One minister told me they'd had to tell their private office not to arrange for them to be "slipped" , from going to the Commons in the evening to see backbenchers.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

It ended evening pickups from some post offices, often in rural areas.

From Salon ● Oct. 24, 2026

On Saturday evening, she talked to a crowd at a brewery about restoring shop class to junior high schools and creating measures that facilitate repairing rather than replacing electronics and appliances.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Thursday evening, Newmont announced earnings per share of $2.20 from sales of $6.4 billion.

From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026

That evening, the priest and the barber came to the house: the niece and the housekeeper needed to be comforted, and they also needed to figure out how to find the missing person.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios


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