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counterpart

[koun-ter-pahrt] / ˈkaʊn tərˌpɑrt /


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The tale of Athenian overreach is better known today than its Spartan counterpart, largely because Thucydides, one of antiquity’s finest historians, captured it in his account of the Peloponnesian War, which began in 431 B.C.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Pevkur added he had "immediately" discussed the incident with his Ukrainian counterpart, who apologised for the incident.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

While N.Y. punk was inspired by Beat writers and intellectuals, its British counterpart was more sociopolitical, aggressive and nihilistic, addressing concerns about the government, the monarchy and unemployment.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Jamieson says the virality is "comparable" to its US counterpart, adding that the show is "filling a void" of live British comedy at weekends.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

And to top things off, in August, in Los Angeles, Ulbrickson had watched his counterpart at Cal, Ky Ebright, win the sport’s most coveted award, an Olympic gold medal.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown




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