counterpart
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The delegations were made up of Ukraine's human rights ombudsman Dmytro Lubinets and his Russian counterpart Yana Lantratova, as well as Ukrainian MP Davyd Arakhamia and Kremlin envoy Kirill Dmitriev.
From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026
The Wegovy pill accounted for 5.39 billion kroner in sales, about a quarter of what its injectable counterpart took in.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026
His Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian said his government was still trying to resolve the crisis "through dialogue", adding that "no one will benefit from this war" if it reignited.
From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026
His counterpart, Texas State commit Luke Frith, finished with four catches for 48 yards.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 24, 2026
Seconds later, they heard the roar of the crowd, which meant Cedric had entered the enclosure and was now face-to-face with the living counterpart of his model.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
"Technology shares have been affected by external risks and have fallen in tandem with their counterparts in the US, Japan and South Korea," he told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
For example, militaries detecting projectiles in their airspace that were en route to a target country didn’t warn their counterparts, leaving them with less time to deal with incoming attacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
While public alternative investments are significantly cheaper than their private counterparts, investors should also keep in mind that they are usually more expensive than traditional stocks and bond index mutual funds and exchange-traded funds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 3, 2026
Even the smallest objects appear to have retained surface characteristics resembling those of their larger counterparts.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 2, 2026
By then, Fuchs had returned home to England, and Lamphere reached out to his counterparts in MI5, the British equivalent of the FBI, to track him down.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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