counterpart
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The Singapore dollar is steady against its U.S. counterpart as traders were focused on the summit between Washington and Beijing.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
Trump was scheduled to arrive in China on Wednesday to meet with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
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
There are 67,000 food-processing companies in Japan, compared to only 21,000 in the United States, which has twice Japan’s population—so the average U.S. food-processing company is six times bigger than its Japanese counterpart.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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