opposite number
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Fiji prop Tim Hoyt also knocked on following more resilient and desperate defence from his opposite number Dillon Lewis and Joe Hawkins.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Fiji lost centre Semi Radradra to injury following a tackle by opposite number Eddie James.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann described the match in Houston as a meeting of "David and Goliath" while his opposite number Dick Advocaat believes his charges can "steal some points".
From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026
His opposite number, the Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, agreed, telling the House of Commons: "Britain is not ungovernable."
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
He wondered who his opposite number was, the colonel on the far right, the last man on the right of the Union line.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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