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And in at least one species, the cotton-top tamarin, moms who have less available help are more likely to reject their infants than their counterparts who are parenting with a group are.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
Meanwhile, Bianco’s deputies have struggled to reduce violent crime — like their counterparts in other counties — though they have made improvements under Bianco, according to state statistics.
From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026
Glossy youth magazines with fashion and dating advice that falls short of its secular counterparts.
From Salon • May 8, 2026
Still, some researchers in Kyiv are hopeful that the Butyagin case will give their Russian counterparts pause.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
Many perfectly good English constructions were stigmatized because they had no counterparts in the language of Lucretius and Cicero.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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