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peer

[peer] / pɪər /
NOUN
person who is another's equal
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Membership promises a standout résumé line, as well as access to peer and alumni networks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

An impatience with the notion of impossibility, chafing at all boundaries and limits, straining to peer into the depths of the unknown.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

As Digger and the president peer out a window, a light flickers.

From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2026

Archer was made a life peer in 1992 but his political career was paused in 2001 when he was jailed for four years for perjury and perverting the course of justice.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Also leaning to the side, in order to peer back at the puffin, was a polar bear.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

The former Coronation Street star had been voted as the most trustworthy by her peers in episode one and given a shield, but that counted for little by episode four.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

“Fjord” exemplifies a particularly vital strain of cinema, the kind that peers into reality and finds horror just beneath the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

People who believe they are out-earning their peers do appear to be actually happier, according to a 2024 paper circulated by the National Bureau of Economic Research.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Mendoza said that an increase in school police is the only action that she feels could help her son and his peers — and provide more clarity to families when incidents occur.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The sound of other vehicles whizzing by fills the cab, and G’ma peers over at Scoob.

From "Clean Getaway" by Nic Stone




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