counterpart
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The head is brown to black and has several ivory to yellowish spots, which helps separate it from its native counterpart, the smoke-tree sharpshooter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal left on Saturday to meet his powerful Pakistani counterpart Asim Munir, with a Lebanon-based source telling AFP the visit was linked to the broader peace talks.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Xi will be in North Korea from 8-9 June at the invitation of his counterpart Kim Jong Un.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who told Congress this week that the war is over, was scheduled to meet his Kuwaiti counterpart on Thursday morning.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
The physical domain of the country had its counterpart in me.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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