counterpart
Example Sentences
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The administration is waiting for Beijing to designate its counterpart, the people said.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi has called for the Strait of Hormuz to be reopened "as soon as possible" in talks with his Iranian counterpart.
From BBC • May 6, 2026
The state counterpart to the National Institutes of Health would fund grants and programs for research in biomedicine, climate, wildfire, and infectious disease, among other areas.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026
Activating the blocking rules and humiliating Meta on the eve of that meeting reflects a leader who assumes his counterpart will arrive anyway—and pay for the privilege.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
Frank, Hazel, and Percy met my counterpart, Thanatos.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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