counterpart
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A traditional "family photo" of officials was taken Monday without Siluanov, and away from credentialed media, as European officials declined to appear in a picture with their Russian counterpart.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Putin met Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Monday at the SCO summit, which is also playing host to leaders of countries including Turkey, India and Pakistan.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Bessent said he plans to meet his Canadian counterpart, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne, on the sidelines for further talks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
While Parton’s most obvious Muppet counterpart is Miss Piggy, her duet with Kermit the Frog, performed on a 1987 episode of her variety show, encapsulates everything we adored about her — and him.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
When the leader won a set of points in this manner, she could “give birth to,” or activate, the next member of her team, who would play their counterpart on the other team.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
Equal-weighted versions of the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 and the Russell 1000 also have outperformed their traditional counterparts recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio and former Ukraine envoy Keith Kellogg have also traveled abroad to speak with counterparts from both warring nations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
The official signaled Bessent will make direct appeals to counterparts in bilateral meetings.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The prime minister said rogue tradespeople gave their "decent, hardworking" counterparts a bad name and would be "putting the cowboys out of business".
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
The sheriff in one Arizona county found himself in the same situation as his counterparts across the nation.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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