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In both, the US faces a counterpart that, despite having far less overall power, retains the means to retaliate.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

For the Russian side, protocol is paramount in official visits, making Naryshkin the formal counterpart to Ratcliffe on the ground.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

They also addressed the issue of cross-border haze, forest fires and river contamination, with the Thai general presenting his counterpart with air quality monitoring devices, according to a statement from the Thai military.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Speaking to reporters briefly on Wednesday after a 45-minute meeting with his Canadian counterpart, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said the Americans are "very happy" with the latest discussions.

From BBC ● Aug. 19, 2026

She was preoccupied, and often stood in the quadrangle by men’s surgical, in long conferences with her counterpart, or she disappeared for two days at a time.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

The official signaled Bessent will make direct appeals to counterparts in bilateral meetings.

From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026

Autistic girls without co-occurring intellectual disabilities tend to be diagnosed significantly later than their male counterparts, often not until adolescence or later.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

While America's PGA Tour imposed blanket one-year bans on members who competed on the LIV tour, their European counterparts take a more nuanced approach.

From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026

As for how to invest, Barry and Hunter recommend holding on to 2-year/10-year “steepeners,” meaning is a bet that longer-term Treasury prices will underperform their shorter-term counterparts, driven by more supply and inflation concerns.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 20, 2026

It was also the case that Jamaica’s English elite, unlike their counterparts in the United States, had little interest in the grand project of nation building.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell