counterpart
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The association was created as a counterpart to the European Economic Community, precursor of the European Union which its four member states are close to but have not joined.
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2026
Quantum mechanics, however, reveals that particles can behave in ways that have no straightforward counterpart in our ordinary experience.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 13, 2026
During the heat of their federal antitrust trial in 2024, Albertsons’ then-CEO Vivek Sankaran called his counterpart at Kroger with a last-ditch request to help ease regulators’ concerns, according to the filing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026
And earlier this week, Foreign Minister Cho Hyun said he received an apology from his Ukrainian counterpart, but added that it fell short of Seoul's expectations, according to local reports.
From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026
This death-by-indirection now finds its counterpart in what are known as “systemic insecticides.”
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Tech firms -- which rely on borrowing to fund their huge AI investments -- led the losses Thursday, tracking their counterparts in New York.
From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026
And while judging them against Australia's fearsome attack, the most successful quartet Test cricket has seen, is hardly fair, South Africa's bowlers lacked the relentless pressure of their counterparts.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
One particularly close match occurs in Montana's Beartooth Mountains, where anorthosite deposits have a composition that closely resembles their lunar counterparts.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Lidegaard and his Nordic counterparts just announced a Nordic Growth Alliance to promote cooperation in sectors such as quantum technology, data centers and space, while reducing red tape.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
According to him, a majority of the cancer victims who’d been prayed for were out whooping it up on the town, while their counterparts in the control group had shriveled up and died.
From "Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet" by Joanne Proulx
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