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Meanwhile, Bianco’s deputies have struggled to reduce violent crime — like their counterparts in other counties — though they have made improvements under Bianco, according to state statistics.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Glossy youth magazines with fashion and dating advice that falls short of its secular counterparts.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
That network and TNT became cable TV counterparts to what were then the big three broadcast networks—ABC, CBS and NBC.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026
Their counterparts today go by terms like techno-oligarchs.
From Barron's • May 2, 2026
Back in Europe, Maskelyne and his counterparts in Germany and France were forced to the conclusion that the transit measurements of 1761 were essentially a failure.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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