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peer

[peer] / pɪər /
NOUN
person who is another's equal
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During peer review, one referee made an especially notable observation, Salama recalls.

From Science Daily • Apr. 27, 2026

Or the 13-year-old who was picked up by police at a bus stop in Everett, Massachusetts, on suspicion of threatening a peer.

From Slate • Apr. 27, 2026

The government is investigating whether Sir Olly was given the correct information before he approved security clearance for the peer.

From BBC • Apr. 25, 2026

No supplier wants to be singled out for not doing enough to prepare, Chief Financial Officer Roger Dassen told The Wall Street Journal earlier this year, calling the meetings “healthy peer pressure.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

“Gabriel?” the young man in the tuxedo asked, leaning forward to peer into the car again.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall




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