counterpart
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World War I’s Eastern Front has never attracted the same attention as its western counterpart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026
“If you want to see the power and the impact of what you’re doing, that’s where you will feel it,” Wasserman said his Atlanta counterpart told him.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
The Truth Social post purports to show the US president saluting beside his Chinese counterpart, with Xi's Air China aircraft forming the backdrop and a military jet soaring overhead.
From Barron's ● Sep. 25, 2026
His Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, has not said anything so forthright - but it seems he holds a similar view.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Almost every fairy pictogram or letter had an Egyptian counterpart.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
A Journal review of bystander videos from Florida showed state and local officers deployed tactics similar to their federal counterparts during traffic stops, using Tasers and chokeholds and breaking vehicle windows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
Their government counterparts often aim for a deal that protects county coffers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
Countries are meanwhile seeking deals with the Trump administration as top US trade official Jamieson Greer hosts his counterparts, with India pushing to get its trade pact over the finish line.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
The US military said it was "working closely" with its UK counterparts "to monitor this situation, minimise impacts and ensure the safety of US personnel, their families, and the local community".
From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026
Once the photosynthetic cells had appeared, very probably counterparts of today’s blue-green algae, the future respiratory mechanism of the earth was set in place.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
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