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peer

[peer] / pɪər /
NOUN
person who is another's equal
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The largest U.S. utility is about to buy Dominion Energy, a big peer with data-center exposure.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

“We have done a quick review of the 10 largest fundamental EM peers. We can say we have more than 20 stocks in our portfolio that are not in our peer universe,” Cho said.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

Fifth, meaningfully reward peer review in both pre- and post-tenure evaluations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Labour peer Baroness Theresa Griffin of Princethorpe said she was once left in airport "holding pens" and given colouring pencils while travelling to Strasbourg.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“Nice day for the party, Miss,” he said, trying to peer past the flowers as though coffee and cake might already be set out.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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