counterpart
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Meaning: Do you want your dish smothered in sauce made from roasted green chiles, or a simmered counterpart fashioned from dried red chile pods?
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The Rangers head coach has been put out of the League Cup, Scottish Cup and now condemned to third place in the Scottish Premiership by his wily old Celtic counterpart Martin O'Neill.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Trump plans to travel to Beijing to meet with his counterpart President Xi.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
"The Defence Secretary John Healey will co-chair a meeting of over 40 nations, alongside his French counterpart, Minister Catherine Vautrin, for the multinational mission's first Defence Minister's meeting," a British defence ministry statement said Sunday.
From Barron's • May 10, 2026
Lee’s counterpart on the Union side, Ulysses S. Grant, had an admirable career after the war ended.
From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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