counterpart
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Lebanese army chief Rodolphe Haykal left on Saturday to meet his powerful Pakistani counterpart Asim Munir, with a Lebanon-based source telling AFP the visit was linked to the broader peace talks.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
“I wish my counterpart was here at this conference,” Hegseth said Saturday.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026
During the Getty Center’s closure, its coastal counterpart, the Getty Villa, will remain open to the public and house a special collection of works borrowed from the Center.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
When it came to man-of-the-match candidates in the League Two play-off final between Notts County and Salford City, there was only one winner for Gillingham boss Gareth Ainsworth and Bromley counterpart Andy Woodman.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
There are 67,000 food-processing companies in Japan, compared to only 21,000 in the United States, which has twice Japan’s population—so the average U.S. food-processing company is six times bigger than its Japanese counterpart.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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