counterpart
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“We respect President Trump,” Sheinbaum said before departing for Spain, displaying the “cool-headed,” pragmatic tone emblematic of her dealings with her bombastic U.S. counterpart.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026
Neil Lennon reckons John McGlynn should be "in the conversation" to become the next Celtic manager as the Dunfermline Athletic boss aims to get the better of his Falkirk counterpart in Saturday's Scottish Cup semi-final.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron said he had urged Trump and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian to restart talks.
From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026
Quantum systems can store and transfer information in ways that have no classical counterpart, and measurements themselves play a key role in how these systems evolve.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
She was preoccupied, and often stood in the quadrangle by men’s surgical, in long conferences with her counterpart, or she disappeared for two days at a time.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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