counterpart

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Trump has also pressured his Mexican counterpart, Claudia Sheinbaum, to do more to combat Mexico-based criminal groups such as the CJNG.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Both El Niño and its counterpart La Niña are natural shifts in global weather patterns, primarily focused on Pacific Ocean temperatures, but they can impact the whole planet.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

Ndayishimiye had just returned on Tuesday afternoon from a trip to the Central African Republic for his Centrafrican counterpart Faustin-Archange Touadera's third-term inauguration.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

It’s worth noting that in “Austenland,” Jane’s budget package—copper, as opposed to platinum—makes her the movie’s counterpart to the orphaned Fanny, as well as the reliable Austen outsider.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

Every two-dimensional shape that we encounter in art is the counterpart to a three-dimensional form.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson